Latest Mark Rutte News

At least 11 Baltic cables have been damaged in 15 months, prompting NATO to up its guard

Jan. 28, 2025 05:58 AM EST

ABOARD A FRENCH NAVY FLIGHT OVER THE BALTIC SEA (AP) — With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing the waters below — closer, closer and closer still until the camera operator could make out details on the vessel's front...

Danish leader on European tour as Copenhagen moves to strengthen presence around Greenland

Jan. 28, 2025 03:29 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Denmark's prime minister embarked on a tour of major European capitals Tuesday as the continent faces what she called “a more uncertain reality” and her country moves to strengthen its military presence around Greenland. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen planned...

Davos 2025: Trump leaves an impression with his video address to the World Economic Forum

Jan. 23, 2025 15:00 PM EST

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump drew pockets of laughter and a few moans with his blunt comments to an international audience while appearing by video link Thursday at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Trump's address and answers to a...

NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance's credibility

Jan. 23, 2025 04:35 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and that its credibility could cost trillions to restore. NATO has been ramping up its forces...

EU needs to end its military dependency on the US and arm itself 'to survive,' says Tusk

Jan. 22, 2025 10:53 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to help Ukraine and deter Russia from targeting any more of its neighbors, top EU officials warned on Wednesday. “Ask not of America what...

Dutch court orders government to meet pollution reduction targets or face millions in fines

Jan. 22, 2025 07:56 AM EST

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered the country’s government to meet its own goals for reducing overall nitrogen emissions by 2030, a decision that could have major economic and political consequences. The District Court of The Hague criticized the...

NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region

Jan. 14, 2025 11:55 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region after a string of incidents that have heightened fears of Russian sabotage and spying in the strategic region, the alliance's leader said on Tuesday. Secretary-General Mark Rutte...

Finnish investigators find an anchor drag mark on the Baltic seabed after suspicious cable damage

Dec. 30, 2024 09:41 AM EST

HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized. The discovery heightened concerns about...

NATO will step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes the possible sabotage of undersea cables

Dec. 27, 2024 15:38 PM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Friday that the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea region as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week. Finnish authorities seized...

NATO chief inspects joint military unit in Bulgaria and urges alliance to boost support for Ukraine

Dec. 19, 2024 12:21 PM EST

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — NATO’s secretary general on Thursday visited a military training site in Bulgaria, inspecting the activities of a multinational unit set up as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Mark Rutte told reporters it was important to ensure that the...