On the first day of the visit, Mark Rutte will meet with President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Mark Rubio, and Defense Minister Pete Hegseth.
As AFP recalled, in recent days Trump has threatened that the US will leave NATO. Moreover, the US president criticized European allies for their lack of involvement in the war that the US started with Israel by attacking Iran on February 28.
At the same time, as AFP notes, the NATO Secretary General is trying to maintain good relations with Washington, which is extremely difficult in the face of the war in the Middle East.
The Alliance announced that Rutte will deliver a speech on April 9 and take part in a debate organized by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Institute, and on April 10-12 he will participate in a meeting of the Bilderberg group, a format that brings together representatives of American and European businesses.
