NATO chief says Putin could agree to truce with ‘sustained pressure’
(MENAFN) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be persuaded to negotiate a ceasefire through “sustained pressure.”
“I'm absolutely convinced that with sustained pressure, we will be able to get Putin to the table to agree with a ceasefire, and then other talks coming after that,” Rutte told reporters following a news conference at the White House with US President Donald Trump.
According to reports, Rutte said he and Trump discussed ways to end the Russia-Ukraine war, NATO’s potential contributions, and measures to encourage Putin to accept a ceasefire. Rutte described Trump, given his “powerful position and his vision on this,” as “the only one who can sit down with Putin and get him to change his calculus and give him a bit of bandwidth to do that.”
Rutte also emphasized the US’s renewed role in security guarantees for Ukraine, noting close coordination with the US, Canada, Japan, Australia, and relevant European countries under existing security commitments.
The comments came shortly after the US announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, citing Moscow’s “lack of serious commitment” to a peace process aimed at ending the Ukraine war. Trump also expressed frustration over the stalled negotiations.
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