NATO secretary general says Trump will be "testing Putin" in Friday meeting

CBS News ^ | 8/10/2025 | Kaia Hubbard

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Sunday that President Trump will be "testing" Russian President Vladimir Putin in their landmark face-to-face meeting set for Friday, as world leaders push for a ceasefire deal in Russia's war with Ukraine.

"On Friday, it is important to see how serious Putin is, and the only one who can do that is President Trump," Rutte said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

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The secretary general said NATO-coordinated weapons deliveries will continue regardless of what happens at the Friday summit, emphasizing its commitment to "making sure that Ukraine has what it needs to stay in the fight and be in the best possible position" when the time comes for negotiations for a ceasefire or peace deal.

On the possibility of those negotiations beginning, Rutte said Friday's meeting "is President Trump making sure that Putin is serious."

"If he is not, then it will stop there," Rutte said. "If he is serious, then from Friday onwards, the process will continue — Ukraine getting involved, the Europeans being involved."

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Rutte said Sunday that Russia's control over Ukrainian territory can never be accepted "in a legal sense," but negotiations could cover "how to deal with the factual situation that the Russians are holding, at this moment, Ukrainian territory."

Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, also appeared on "Face the Nation" Sunday, and said that "all Ukraine prays for President Trump to be effective and to have great results."

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Markarova said Zelenskyy is willing to participate in future meetings as needed, but didn't criticize the fact that the Alaska meeting will only feature the U.S. and Russian leaders, saying, "sometimes diplomacy requires different formats."

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Dr. Strangelove

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