N ATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has moved to clarify that Moscow cannot dictate the alliance’s enlargement decisions, as debate continues over Ukraine’s long-term security. His comments followed renewed diplomatic efforts surrounding a U.S. peace proposal that initially appeared to mirror Russian demands.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said that Russia has no veto power over Ukraine's accession to the Alliance and that only NATO member states can make decisions on this issue. Source: Mark Rutte in an interview with El País,

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says a US peace proposal has helped bring Kyiv and Washington closer together on the way toward ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, Europe's biggest and deadliest conflict since World War II.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that Russia has no say in Ukraine’s accession to the Alliance; this decision depends solely on the unanimity of member states. —.

The first draft of President Trump's 28-point peace plan called for an investment scheme for Ukraine's reconstruction controlled by the U.S. but financed by $100 billion in frozen Russian assets matched by another $100 billion from the European Union.

Estonia will buy six new U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Systems (HIMARS) as European members of NATO rush to build up their military arsenals, including stocks of artillery systems used by Ukrainian soldiers against Russian forces.

President Donald Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace process is not a peace plan at all. It is an endorsement of a Russian power grab and a concerted effort to weaken NATO.