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The Guardian - UK
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Lili Bayer in Brussels

US, UK and Germany endorse Dutch PM Mark Rutte as next Nato chief

Mark Rutte walks across a cobbled street holding a coffee cup
Mark Rutte is one of Europe’s longest-serving heads of government. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

The US, UK and Germany have endorsed the candidacy of the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, to become the next secretary general of Nato, at a time when the alliance faces major challenges amid Russia’s war in Ukraine and renewed questions about the future of the US commitment to the transatlantic relationship.

“President Biden strongly endorses PM Rutte’s candidacy to be the next secretary general of Nato,” a US official told Reuters on Thursday.

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