March 1, 2025 (EIRNS)—NATO announced yesterday that Secretary General Mark Rutte spoke by phone with President Donald Trump on Feb. 27. “The President and Secretary General discussed the critical need for a settlement on Ukraine to be enduring. They recognized the valiant Ukrainian defense since the full-scale invasion in 2022, which was enabled by the assistance of America and its Allies, starting with the Javelin anti-tank missiles provided in the first Trump Administration,” the NATO readout reported. “The Secretary General and the President agreed on the importance of Europe and Canada significantly increasing defense spending and defence industrial capacity, which will feature prominently at the NATO Summit in the Hague in June. They agreed to stay in close contact and to meet soon.”