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Rubio, Rutte talk defense spending, Ukraine support

3 July

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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio talked with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Mark Rutte about outcomes from the recent NATO summit in The Hague.

They focused on the member nations' plan to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP. Rubio and Rutte also emphasized US President Donald Trump's push to end the Russia-Ukraine war and reaffirmed the organization's support for Ukraine, calling the commitments "historic."

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