Rutte said that NATO needs Russia to tango

US negotiations with Russia's efforts to resolve the Ukrainian conflict will not lead to unilateral decisions related to the North Atlantic Alliance. This was stated today to journalists in On the eve of the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

These issues will be resolved in a different direction, Rutte said.

"As for the NATO elements in the deal on ending the war in Ukraine, this will be considered separately, and, obviously, this will include NATO," the bloc's secretary general said.

However, he refused to answer whether there was already another format, saying that he was "closely coordinating" his actions with the United States.

"After all, we need two to tango. We also need Russia tango. This is being checked now," Rutte said.

As EADaily reported, Russian-American negotiations began in the Kremlin. This was reported in the official telegram channel of the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin receives Special Envoy of the US President Steven Witkoff.