Remarks by NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, at the start of the multilateral meeting hosted by the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and other European leaders in Washington, D.C.
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
18 Aug. 2025
I will be very brief. I really want to thank you, President of the United States, dear Donald, for the fact that you, as I said before, broke the deadlock, basically, with President Putin by starting that dialog; and I think it was in February that you had the first phone call. And from there, we are now where we are today. And that is, I think, if we play this well, we could end this. And we have to end this. We have to stop the killing. We have to stop the destruction of Ukraine's infrastructure. It is a terrible war, so I'm really excited, and let's make the best out of today and make sure that from today onwards, we get this thing to an end as soon as possible.
I really want to thank you for your leadership, what you are doing, Volodymyr, but of course, also all the European colleagues, it is really crucial. And the fact that you (referring to President Trump) have said "I'm willing to participate in the security guarantees" is a big step. It is really a breakthrough, and it makes all the difference. So also, thank you for that.
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