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,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visits the White House Thursday seeking to convince President Donald Trump to maintain US commitment to the transatlantic alliance and to Ukraine. Trump will host Rutte in the Oval Office before the pair have lunch at the White House.