NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reaffirmed on Thursday the need to step up support for Ukraine, adding it was vital Russia did not win as it could result in Russian President Vladimir Putin 'high fiving' the leaders of North Korea and China.

A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence and leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos.

DAVOS (Reuters) - NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based around diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) criteria, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos on Thursday.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Mark Rutte discusses the alliance's defense spending goals and what the new Donald Trump administration could mean for global security. He also discusses the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the need to reach "a good deal.

The loss of Kiev will cost NATO not the additional billions of dollars that the alliance allocates for military needs now, but additional trillions of dollars, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,

Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Rutte says Europe must invest more in defence, ramp up arms production and take a bigger share of spending on Ukraine aid

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NATO is not involved in decisions taken by member states, such as the United States, over hiring in the armed forces based around diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) criteria, said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at Davos on Thursday.

Last year, Mark Rutte attended the Davos gathering as Dutch prime minister while angling for his current job as secretary general of NATO, praising Trump for pushing Europeans to step up defense spending. That view — somewhat controversial then — is now widely accepted.