Following the 10-year term of Norway's Jens Stoltenberg, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte became NATO's 14th Secretary-General on Tuesday, pledging continued support for Ukraine against Russia and a potential "future NATO membership" for Ukraine.
Besides ensuring a "sovereign, independent, democratic" Ukraine, as well as defending "our people, our nations, and...our values," Rutte said he would work to grow NATO's relationships with the EU and other nations with shared values.