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Rutte to Washington to smooth NATO tensions
Filed: Jun 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Summary: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is traveling to Washington ahead of the July NATO summit in Ankara.
WHO: Mark Rutte
WHAT: Travels to Washington to smooth NATO tensions ahead of the July NATO summit
WHEN: Jun 17, 2026 at 11:08 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Relations between the US and its NATO allies have been strained after Trump accused European nations of abandoning the US during its war in Iran.
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