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NATO's Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday backed U.S. President Donald Trump's comments this week that NATO member countries should shoot down Russian drones and airplanes if they enter their airspace,
Western militaries can’t keep shooting down incoming drones with expensive missiles, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday, adding that NATO is rapidly learning from Ukraine on how to counter Russian drones and will deploy new technologies in coming weeks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed the effectiveness and further expansion of the PURL initiative. — Ukrinform.
EADaily, September 25th, 2025. Arms supplies from the United States will go to Ukraine continuously, and the costs will be covered by Washington's allies. This was announced today, September 25, by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in an interview with Fox News.
NATO warns Russia it will use all means to defend against airspace breaches after Estonia incursions
NATO has warned Russia that it will use all means to defend against airspace breaches. This follows the downing of Russian drones over Poland earlier this month and Estonia's report of Russian fighter jets entering its airspace last week.
Swedish, Finnish and Italian aircraft were active to make sure that these three MiGs were moved out of Estonian airspace,' according to Rutte - Anadolu Ajansı
NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe’s eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that contributions to the PURL (Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List) programme amount to US$2.