#Mark Rutte

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that there will be no winners in Russia's war against Ukraine and the conflict will end in a peace deal with compromises. He urged Europe to remain vigilant.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Moscow's nuclear blackmail is an attempt to distract attention from the huge losses and failures of the Russian army in the war against Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated in Brussels that the Alliance's responses to Russian hybrid attacks will not always be symmetrical or public, but will remain effective.

NATO Secretary General Rutte called Russia's strike on a passenger train at Yagodyn station near the Polish border "Putin's desperation" and stated that the Alliance would strengthen its support for Ukraine. Peskov ignored the accusations from Kyiv and Brussels.

The European Commission has approved Ukraine's purchase of Patriot missiles under a €90 billion loan program. The new €3.2 billion tranche is intended to strengthen air defense ahead of the autumn–winter period.

Ukraine has handed NATO an up-to-date list of its air and missile defense needs ahead of the 'Ramstein'-format meeting on 8 September. Kyiv stresses: the timeliness of deliveries matters more than volumes.

Ukraine's Minister of Defense Hennadii Hmara discussed with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte the priorities of the upcoming Rammstein meeting: air defense supplies, AFU funding, and the operation of the PURL program.

Polish PM Tusk, after talks with NATO Secretary General Rutte, stated that Russia is preparing an escalation and that the next six months will be decisive. He called for strengthening Ukraine's air defense and for readiness for Russian provocations against Alliance countries.