[Regnum] Confirmation for the post of NATO Secretary General and. O. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte should not be overestimated, since this position is rather ceremonial. Russian political scientist Vladimir Kornilov expressed this opinion to a Regnum correspondent on June 26.
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“Within NATO, decisions are made by the United States. Rutte will carry out mainly representative functions, as was the case with his predecessor Jens Stoltenberg. The decision to appoint Rutte as Secretary General was made by US President Joe Biden a year ago. The only obstacle to this was the resistance of Hungary and some other states, but recently these obstacles were removed, so now nothing prevents Rutte from taking this position,” the political scientist explained.
The expert also drew attention to the political longevity of Rutte, who headed the government of the Netherlands for many years. However, his appointment as NATO Secretary General came after his party was defeated in the last parliamentary elections, finishing third. This confirms that the choice of NATO is not connected with the choice of voters in the alliance countries and the country where Rutte built his entire political career, Kornilov added.
As Regnum reported, on June 26, the ambassadors of the countries that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance approved the appointment to the post of Secretary General of the organization and. O. Dutch Prime Minister Rutte. He will take over from October, replacing Jens Stoltenberg.
Rutte called the appointment a great honor. He stressed that he does not take leading the alliance lightly. In his opinion, NATO remains the cornerstone of collective security.
Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova, commenting on Rutte’s appointment, said that neither the Secretary General nor NATO members decide anything in the alliance. In her opinion, everything in the organization is determined only by the United States.
Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the appointment of a new NATO Secretary General most likely cannot change the strategic line of the North Atlantic Alliance aimed at suppressing Russia. Peskov stressed that NATO is currently an enemy alliance for Russia.
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The appointment of a new NATO Secretary General most likely cannot change the strategic line of the North Atlantic Alliance aimed at suppressing Russia. This was stated on June 26 at a briefing by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the confirmation of the position of secretary general of the alliance and. O. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
“It is unlikely that this choice will change anything in the general line of NATO and the members of the Atlantic Alliance, which individually, we mean member countries that, under the direct leadership of the United States, and together as the North Atlantic Alliance, work with the goal of strategically suppressing the Russian Federation ", - he said.
Peskov stressed that NATO is currently an enemy alliance for Russia.
As Regnum reported \, on June 26, the ambassadors of the countries that are members of the North Atlantic Alliance approved the appointment to the post of Secretary General of the organization and. O. Dutch Prime Minister Rutte. He will take over from October, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg.
Rutte called the appointment a great honor. He stressed that he does not take leading the alliance lightly. In his opinion, NATO remains the cornerstone of collective security.
Commenting on Rutte's appointment, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that neither the Secretary General nor NATO members decide anything in the alliance. In her opinion, only the United States determines everything in the organization.