NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is praising President Donald Trump for motivating fellow transatlantic alliance members to step up defense spending and getting Russia to the negotiating table for talks about its grinding war against Ukraine.

President Trump is scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte around noon EDT Thursday. The meeting comes as Trump demands that European countries spend more on their own security,

President Donald Trump hosted North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on Thursday. The duo discussed the Russia-Ukraine war, trade, NATO military spending commitments,