NATO Chief Praises Germany Ahead of Ankara Summit

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte praised Germany's leadership and contribution to NATO ahead of an upcoming summit in Ankara. He also said Europe's position on Iran has caused disappointment in the White House, and described Türkiye as one of NATO's strongest military powers. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded with irony to Rutte's remarks, saying Russia does not let him sleep, and claimed NATO is losing its remaining rationality while continuing to escalate. Zakharova also set out conditions for normalizing relations with the EU and NATO.