New candidate for the post of NATO Secretary General: what is his position in relation to Ukraine

The North Atlantic Alliance has been discussing candidates for the post of NATO Secretary General for several months now. Among the candidates were many famous world politicians.

Western media call the candidacy of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte very convincing. The chief consultant of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ivan Uss, told Channel 24 whether his appointment will be a good sign for Ukraine.

A serious candidate for the post of Secretary General

Countries supporting the candidacy of Dutch Minister Mark Rutte for the post of NATO Secretary General are working to ensure that the decision was made before the end of the summer of this year.

Mark Rutte is a great friend and ally of Ukraine. However, it should be understood that the NATO Secretary General is mainly a relay of the opinions of all members of the North Atlantic Alliance. So he will not make decisions alone.

Yes, he will not make decisions himself. But it is very important that even the formal position of secretary is headed by a person who has a favorable attitude towards Ukraine. So that it does not create problems at the technical stage of preparing decisions, noted Ivan Uss.

For Ukraine, it is really very important that the staff of the NATO office be friendly to our state in their actions. In this sense, the candidacy of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands is very successful for Ukraine. After all, the Netherlands has always helped us, in particular, their country was the first to announce the supply of F-16 fighters to Kiev.

“Of course, Rutte’s figure is not bad. Let me remind you that there were different options, before that, candidates from the UK are possible. In particular, Boris Johnson. But I think Mark Rutte is quite happy with Ukraine,” concluded Uss.

Rutte may become the new Secretary General of NATO: what is known

• The powers of the current Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg will end in October this year. Note that Stoltenberg has been in office for three terms already and will not agree to another continuation of the mandate of the head of NATO.
• Back in November 2023, Western media wrote that he was a confident candidate for the position The Secretary General of NATO is the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte. He was called the “obvious favorite” among other candidates.
• The other day, Bloomberg wrote that NATO countries supporting Rutte’s candidacy are convinced that he can cope with Donald Trump , if he wins the US elections. Let us add that, most likely, the final decision of the new NATO Secretary General will be made on the eve of the NATO leaders' summit, which will take place in July 2024 in Washington.