Nato chief Mark Rutte has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States would face “dire threats” if Ukraine is made to accept Russia’s terms.
The warning comes as Trump is widely expected to stop or curtail the aid to Ukraine and push it to accept a deal favourable to Russia. In contrast to outgoing President Joe Biden, Trump is not a supporter of Ukraine and is instead deemed to have a friendly outlook for Russia.
Amid such concerns, Rutte said that Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran are essentially working as a bloc and an outcome of the war favourable to Russia would embolden China, the principal US adversary.
“We cannot have a situation where we have [North Korean leader] Kim Jong Un and the Russian leader and Xi Jinping and Iran high-fiving because we came to a deal which is not good for Ukraine, because long-term that will be a dire security threat not only to Europe but also to the US,” said Rutte in an interview with Financial Times.
Rutte told the newspaper he conveyed the warning to Trump during their meeting in Florida on November 22.
Trump has said that he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. While he has not outlined his plan, his allies, including incoming Vice President JD Vance, have supported plans that would essentially force Ukraine into accepting Russia’s terms.
Rutte flags emerging bloc of adversaries
Rutte said that the conflicts in Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, and West Asia are increasingly connected.
In an apparent reference to the self-ruling island of Taiwan, Rutte said that Chinese President Xi Jinping “might get thoughts about something else in the future if there is not a good deal [for Ukraine]”.
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