U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte met Thursday to discuss current events affecting the United States and NATO, including the war in Ukraine.

The former Dutch premier and secretary general of the transatlantic alliance has flown to Washington DC for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump. View on euronews

President Trump is scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte around noon on Thursday. The meeting comes as Trump demands that European countries spend more on their own security, including the ongoing costs of supporting Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia.

President Donald Trump hosted North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on Thursday. The duo discussed the Russia-Ukraine war, trade, NATO military spending commitments,

The head of NATO is expected to speak with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. The meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte comes after Trump called on European allies to contribute more to the alliance’s defense fund.

Trump and Rutte did not schedule a press conference but did speak with reporters in the Oval Office at the start of their meeting. One reporter asked about Trump's vision for the possible annexation of Greenland.

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The war in Ukraine was a major focus of President Trump's meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on Thursday. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.

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