Mark Rutte takes charge of Nato at a perilous moment for Ukraine

Oana Lungescu, who was Nato’s chief spokesperson for 13 years, said money would be a major test for Rutte. “He will need to bolster his credentials as a strong advocate of increased defence spending across the alliance and that will help consolidate his credibility as the Nato secretary general, both with Washington, but also with the countries of central and eastern Europe, which perhaps were a bit lukewarm at the beginning when his name was put forward.”