Putin, Trump and NATO
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Brazil, China and India will face secondary sanctions from the US if Russia doesn’t negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine, and said they should lean on President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that countries such as Brazil, China and India could be hit very hard by secondary sanctions if they continued to do business with Russia.
Some conservative members of Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement have reacted angrily to the president's plans to sell weapons to Nato, arguing it is a betrayal of his promise to end US involvement in foreign wars.
U.S. ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker weighs in on the alliance paying for more weapons for Ukraine on 'The Story.'
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, who also served as an ambassador to NATO, discuss the latest on the war in Ukraine.
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Trump said the United States would put secondary tariffs on countries that do business with Russia if a peace deal is not reached in 50 days.
President Trump met with NATO's Secretary General in the Oval Office. Trump announced a new deal to sell weapons to NATO for distribution inside Ukraine and said he is "not happy" with Russia.
In a statement, NATO said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and meet with President Trump and key administration officials.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that they can then pass on to Ukraine.
Flight data showed how American and British reconnaissance aircraft flew from England toward Russia on Monday.