NATO|Stoltenberg had time to serve as NATO’s Secretary General for 10 years, when the threat from Russia returned to the core of NATO’s preparedness. Rutte, known as a supporter of Ukraine, served for a long time as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
NATO the general secretary will officially change from Norwegian on Tuesday About Jens Stoltenberg to Dutch To Mark Rutte. Stoltenberg managed to act as NATO Secretary General for a total of ten years.
Rutte, 57, on the other hand, worked as Prime Minister of the Netherlands for almost 14 years before his current position. He is known, among other things, as a strong supporter of Ukraine.
The AFP news agency has reported that Rutte was nicknamed “Teflon-Mark” in his home country because he was able to avoid fatal political scandals during his prime ministership.
Stoltenberg became Secretary General in a situation where Russia had occupied Crimea in the same year. Part of the war in Eastern Ukraine and the expansion of Russia’s attack into a full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine also date to his tenure as secretary-general.
During Stoltenberg’s tenure as secretary general, the Russian threat returned to the core of NATO’s preparedness. The union also grew in Finland and Sweden.
In addition to the joint celebrations, the new Secretary General is scheduled to hold a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels from the early afternoon Finnish time.
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