Two days after the election of the Republican candidate, Mark Rutte said he wanted to discuss with him the “threat” represented by the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met US President-elect Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday, the spokesperson for the Atlantic Alliance announced on Saturday. “They discussed the range of global security issues facing the Alliance”indicated this spokesperson, Farah Dakhlallah, in a short press release, without further details. The former Dutch prime minister had indicated that he wanted to meet Donald Trump, two days after his election on November 5.
He then said he wanted to discuss the «menace» what the strengthening of ties between Russia and North Korea represents. “I look forward to sitting down with President Trump and seeing how we will collectively ensure we address this threat”he declared on November 7, on the sidelines of a summit of European leaders in Budapest.
Need for American support
Since then, he has continued to warn of the dangers of a rapprochement between China, North Korea and Iran, three countries accused of helping Russia in its war effort against Ukraine. The North Korean support provided to Moscow illustrates the need for support from the United States, whose own security is in question, Mark Rutte recalled in Paris on November 12. Russia supports Pyongyang financially and provides it with expertise in missile technologies. “It’s very worrying. These missiles pose a direct threat to American territory.he pleaded.
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Likewise, by collaborating with North Korea, Iran and China, Russia “not only threatens Europe but also threatens peace and security in the Indo-Pacific and North America”according to him. European countries are also worried about the American billionaire's promise to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours, with a deal going against kyiv's interests and leaving them on the sidelines.
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