NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Monday Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, in the face of calls for the continent to stand on its own feet after tensions over Greenland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/politics/rutte-nato-europe-defense-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #markrutte #nato #europe #defense #us #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
NATO boss Mark Rutte has cemented his reputation as a "Trump whisperer" after the U.S. President Donald Trump dropped his tariff threats over Greenland following a meeting in Davos. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/world/trump-whisperer-mark-rutte/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #markrutte #nato #us #greenland
Spain is urging the European Union to move toward creating a joint army for the bloc as a deterrence measure, amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to buy or annex Greenland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/world/politics/spain-eu-joint-army-greenland/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #spain #eu #defense #greenland #nato #us #donaldtrump #markrutte #josemanuelalbares
NATO and Greenland’s government say they intend to work on strengthening the defense of the Danish autonomous territory in the hopes of dissuading U.S. President Donald Trump from trying to seize the island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/world/politics/nato-greenland-arctic-security-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #greenland #arctic #us #donaldtrump #denmark #nato #markrutte
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has floated the prospect of allowing Ukrainians to vote on whether to hand Donbas region to Russia as Kyiv comes under pressure to agree to an emerging U.S. peace plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/politics/zelenskyy-territory-referendum-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar #referendum #donaldtrump #markrutte #friedrichmerz
NATO and the EU sought ways to boost anti-drone defenses as Europe looks to counter the threat from Russia after a series of air incursions in Poland and Estonia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/world/politics/nato-eu-drone-defense-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #eu #drones #defense #markrutte #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #missiles
NATO has warned Russia that it would use all necessary means to defend itself as it condemned Moscow for violating Estonian airspace in a "pattern of increasingly irresponsible behaviour." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/world/politics/nato-russia-estonia-airspace/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #russia #estonia #drones #markrutte
Japan and NATO plan to launch a defense equipment and industrial dialogue, Tokyo's ambassador to the alliance has said, as the partners seek to boost interoperability and develop “more robust” supply chains. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/politics/nato-ambassador-defense-industry-dialogue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nato #natojapanrelations #defense #osamuizawa #markrutte
Donald Trump threatened to impose stiff financial penalties on Russia if it does not end hostilities with Ukraine even as he pledged fresh weapons supplies for Kyiv. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/world/politics/trump-russia-tariffs-arms-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #markrutte #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy
NATO pulled out all the stops to keep U.S. President Donald Trump happy and hold the alliance together at a summit in The Hague, but it largely avoided tough topics such as the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/nato-trump-questions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #nato #markrutte #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar#volodymyrzelenskyy
With a combination of diplomatic finessing and a large dose of flattery, NATO chief Mark Rutte looks set to make President Trump happy with a carefully crafted defense deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/world/politics/how-nato-rutte-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nato #markrutte #us #donaldtrump