NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned world leaders trading with Moscow on Monday that they should consider ringing Russian President Vladimir Putin and push him toward peace in Ukraine before President Trump’s secondary tariffs kick in.
“Today, if you are in Beijing or in Delhi, or you’re in Brazil, and you know that this is coming to you — you might want to call Vladimir and say, ‘Hey, friend, we are still buying stuff from you, but you have got to get serious when it comes to these negotiations on the cease-fire or a peace deal,” Rutte said in an interview with Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier.
Rutte lauded Trump’s plan as “smartly designed.” AFP via Getty Images
“There will be also an effect directly on Russia, of course, but this is really significant, and it is just – it is smartly designed by the president,” the NATO