The head of NATO on Monday praised President Trump for taking the initiative to pursue an end to the Ukraine war

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The head of NATO on Monday praised President Trump for taking the initiative to pursue an end to the Ukraine war — and knocked Europe for “complaining” instead of getting its “act together.”

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, 58, who has been dubbed the “Trump whisperer,” emphasized the importance of American leadership to ending Russia’s war on Ukraine and suggested that European countries are beginning to step up because of it.

“I have great trust in the American team conducting those talks. Ukraine will be part of those talks, no doubt,” Rutte told Fox News’ “The Story.”

“Europe wants to have a place at the table. Well, I told them, fight yourself a way to the table by coming up with concrete proposals. That is now happening,” he said.

“I absolutely reject that criticism of President Trump’s initiative. I think it is only right that he tries to end this war, and we need American leadership here.”

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