NATO boss says his impression on us is that the Russians “do not move fast enough” to end the war in Ukraine

A senior NATO employee says Russia must move faster in order to end the war in Ukraine and the US has been said to be said that Moscow should “do more”.

“The ball is obviously in the courtyard of the Russians,” NATO Secretary General Mark Ruth said in an interview This will broadcast on Sunday Face The Nation with Margaret Brennan. “They do not move fast enough, my impression – including the impression I get from my American interlocutors, that – that Russia really has to do more to put an end to this war.”

Ruth, who talks to Brennan on Friday, said the US and his allies in the organization of the Northern Atlantic Treaty are concluded with the opposition of Russia and work in tandem to ensure the end of the war in Ukraine and Russian aggression.

It praises the White House to prioritize attempts to “break the impasse” in Ukraine, where Russia’s invasion has grown since 2022, leading to hundreds of thousands of casualties and the destruction of wholesale in cities and cities.

“I talked to Marco Rubio, I am regularly with other members of the US administration. I think you are really trying, step by step, to get to a situation where this war can end,” Route said before calling on Russia’s commitment to the process.

“The Russians also have to dance tango and at that moment they don’t seem to do it,” Rute said, while Ukrainians are really close to the American position. “

Russia has still disagree For a full 30-day termination of the fire proposed by the US and said there were still unfulfilled problems that need to be solved first.

Rubio, who is Visit a NATO Conference in BrusselsHe told reporters on Friday: “We will find out from their answers soon whether they are seriously continuing to continue with real peace or whether it is a delay tactic. We have now reached the stage where we have to make progress.”

Ruth said it was President Trump’s inauguration that started the peace process, telling Brennan that “until January this year, nothing happened when it comes to ending this war.”

The two countries and the US work to kill The details of a partial termination of fireS

NATO and Trump Tariffs

Ruth said he didn’t believe that of Mr. Trump Global rateswhich hit Europe and many allies will harm the Military Union.

“I’m not saying it does not affect alliesBut this does not affect the Union, “NATO Secretary General Mark Ruth said in an interview recorded on Friday with” “Face the nation with Margaret BrennanS “

He added that “my firm conviction” was that the potential trade war would not affect the costs of defense or commitment of Europe to NATO.

D -n Trump often criticizes NATO countries to spend less than 2% of its gross domestic defense product, and in its second administration, members have pushed more than doubling their defense costs of up to 5%.

Ruth claims on Friday that European countries have already increased their costs.

“This is stunning the amount of billions that come in. This – you have to compare it to the days of the Cold War when you look at the total cost of defense that are now increasing in Europe,” Rute said.

Nuclear

Pressed by Brennan for statements made by leaders of Germany, Poland and France to expand the Western European nuclear umbrella – beyond the protection assurances provided by the United States and the United Kingdom – Rute said he was confident in the US guarantee of the US.

“Marco Rubio this week mainly repeated what President Trump said three times during television: that the United States is fully committed to NATO is fully engaged in Article 5,” Ruth said. “This includes the United States that it is the best guarantor through nuclear deterrent to NATO territory, including more special, of course, the European part of NATO.” Article 5 says an attack on any NATO Member State is an attack on all members.

Ruth said the Trump administration was “consistently” that he was engaged in the Union.

“What I call for my European colleagues to do is turn television and sometimes listen to the higher US leadership when it comes to NATO,” Ruth said. “Instead of worrying constantly,” the United States is still engaged with NATO? “The answer is yes, it consistently comes out of the US system in the last three months.”