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Ognen Teofilovski
Ognen Teofilovski
Mar 5, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a visit to the North Macedonian army's Ilinden barracks in Skopje, North Macedonia, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski/File Photo
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a visit to the North Macedonian army's Ilinden barracks in Skopje, North Macedonia, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski/File Photo — Ognen Teofilovski

BRUSSELS, March 5 (Reuters) - NATO allies will keep supporting Ukraine despite the situation in Iran, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Reuters on Thursday.

"Many leaders in Europe and the United States, Canada say it has to be 'and, and': make sure that as allies we enable what the Americans are doing in the Middle East ... and at the same time make sure that Ukraine has what it needs to stay strong in the fight", he said.

(Reporting by Andrew Gray and Inti Landauro, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Bart Meijers)