NATO's new chief Mark Rutte took over the leadership of the military alliance from outgoing NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg at a ceremony in Brussels on Tuesday. In his acceptance speech, Rutte downplayed…

The 57-year-old is an experienced hand on the world stage, having led the Netherlands for 14 years as its longest-serving prime minister.

Incoming NATO chief Mark Rutte said he could work with whoever wins the upcoming US presidential election, adding he was "not worried" about the vote's potential impact on the alliance's stability.

He takes over from Jens Stoltenberg amid Russian advances in Ukraine and ahead of a critical U.S. election.

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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.

Mark Rutte has taken over as NATO's new secretary-general at an October 1 ceremony in Brussels. RFE/RL Brussels correspondent Olena Abramovych has five things to know about the Dutch politician who now heads the Western military alliance.