Mark Rutte officially takes control of NATO leadership, pledges support for Ukraine

01 Oct 2024, 16:28 by Clyde Hughes · UPI

Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The new leader of NATO, former Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, pledged on Tuesday to continue leading the alliance in its support of Ukraine and called out China as an "enabler" of Russia in its invasion.

The comments were the first remarks by Rutte as NATO's secretary-general, replacing longtime leader Jens Stoltenberg, whose 10-year term ended at a special meeting in Belgium.