President Donald Trump met with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte Wednesday, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's White House visit.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte opened his remarks alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Wednesday by applauding Trump's efforts at a ceasefire in the Middle East.

Since Stoltenberg stepped down in November 2024, Trump has further reshaped NATO’s defense spending expectations in 2025, pushing allies at the alliance’s summit in The Hague in June 2025 toward a new benchmark of 5 percent of GDP by 2035. Update 09/29/25, 3:14 p.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from White House spokesperson Anna Kelly.

NATO announced on short notice that Secretary General Mark Rutte will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday. No public press events were planned, NATO spokeswoman Allison Hart said late Tuesday.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace. The comments came as Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

U.S. President Donald Trump shrugged off Russia's test of its nuclear-capable Burevestnik missile, which the Kremlin said had flown for more than 8,000 miles, and said Russian President Vladimir Putin should be focused on ending his war in Ukraine instead.

Trump's warning came after a crowing speech this weekend which saw Putin celebrate the successful test flight of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile doomsday weapon nicknamed "Flying Chernobyl"

President Trump arrives in Tokyo for historic meetings with Japan's first female prime minister and Emperor Naruhito before high-stakes China summit this week.

Trump has not publicly said what he intends to name the ballroom, but officials say it's already being referred to as "The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom."

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to visit the United States on 21-22 October to meet US President Donald Trump to discuss the Alliance's backing for Ukraine and Trump's peace efforts . Details: Rutte is travelling to meet Trump on 22 October to discuss issues related to Ukraine.