WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump hosted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on Oct. 22 to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Rutte thanked Trump for “breaking the deadlock” with Russian President Vladimir Putin by reopening dialogue in February.
“We’ve had some very good discussions today,” Trump said, adding that efforts to end the war in Ukraine are “going along pretty well,” while highlighting the new U.S. sanctions on the Russian energy sector.
Shortly before the meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States was preparing to impose tougher sanctions on Russia.
In a statement later Wednesday, the United States announced new sanctions targeting the country’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in an effort to limit the Kremlin’s ability to fund its war machine….
Trump Meets NATO Chief as US Toughens Russia Sanctions
