Exclusive-NATO allies will keep supporting Ukraine despite situation in Iran, Rutte says


NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a visit to the North Macedonian army's Ilinden barracks in Skopje, North Macedonia, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

BRUSSELS, March ⁠5 (Reuters) - NATO allies ⁠will keep supporting ‌Ukraine despite the situation in Iran, NATO Secretary General ​Mark Rutte told ⁠Reuters on ⁠Thursday.

"Many leaders in Europe and ⁠the ‌United States, Canada say ⁠it has to be 'and, ​and': ‌make sure that as ⁠allies ​we enable what the Americans are doing ⁠in the Middle ​East ... and at the same time make sure ⁠that Ukraine has what it needs to stay strong in ​the fight", ⁠he said.

(Reporting by Andrew ​Gray and ‌Inti Landauro, Editing ​by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Bart Meijers)

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