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Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit
The Secretary General's meeting with Trump comes ahead of a potentially bruising leaders' summit in July. Relations between the Trump administration and Europe remain fractious over the war in Iran, with the US cutting its European defence commitments drastically.
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What happenedRutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit.
The headline splitEuronews frames it as "Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit". France24 Americas frames it as "NATO's Rutte aims to soothe Trump on White House visit ahead of July summit".
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Rutte meets Trump to defuse tensions ahead of major NATO summit
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The Secretary General's meeting with Trump comes ahead of a potentially bruising leaders' summit in July. Relations between the Trump administration and Europe remain fractious over the war...
Rutte’s balancing act between Trump and 31 NATO allies
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The two leaders have a history of working well together, but Rutte has a narrow lane to work with between Trump’s demands and the alliance’s fiscal realities.
NATO's Rutte aims to soothe Trump on White House visit ahead of July summit
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to hold talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, aiming to mollify the volatile US leader two weeks before the annual s...
