NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday (October 22), downplayed concerns of friction between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their tense White House talks last week.

Rutte said his meeting with Trump had been planned in advance and would focus on “delivering his vision on peace in Ukraine.”

He added that he had been in touch with Trump following what he called “the enormous success in Gaza.” “We said let’s have a meeting in Washington to discuss how we now can deliver his vision on peace in Ukraine,” Rutte explained, describing the Trump-Zelensky meeting as “a good meeting” and “successful.”

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Rutte praised Trump’s leadership on Ukraine, saying the NATO alli

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