Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 2, 2024 - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has proposed creating a 100-billion-euro ($108-billion), five-year fund for Ukraine in a push to get the alliance more involved in sending weapons to Kyiv, officials said Tuesday.
Both Lithuania and Estonia indicated their support on Tuesday for caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next NATO secretary-general. Sources within NATO said that Rutte now has the backing of 28 of the 32 allied nations.Lithuania said it will support the Dutch leader's candidacy during Rutte's visit with President Gitanas Nauseda. The Lithuanian head of state said Rutte is "one of those politicians who recognised the Russian threat quite early" and radically adjusted his position accordingly.