#NATO

“Are you excited?” a kid-reporter asks NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. One of the youngest of the 2000 journalists to cover the NATO Summit in The Hague, he patiently waited on the doorsteps to ask his question. “I’m excited, but to a level where I can still control it,” Rutte replied, returning a smile. A few hours later, the NATO leaders' meeting would begin.

Finland has announced the deployment of  NATO land forces on its soil, a landmark move that redefines Europe’s military map and pushes the alliance’s presence deeper into the Arctic.

NATO has adopted a joint declaration following a summit in The Hague, reaffirming its collective defense principles and outlining a new long-term financial commitment to strengthen Allied security.