Full Interview: NATO Chief Mark Rutte on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan"

Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of NATO, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on April 6, 2025.

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0:00 Rutte reacts to Trump tariffs
1:41 NATO members' military spending and U.S.-Russia relationship
4:09 Warming relations between U.S. and Russia
6:14 Is Russia dictating terms of Ukraine ceasefire?
7:20 Is Putin really considering end to Ukraine war?
8:09 Russian destabalization campaign
10:25 U.S. troop deployment throughout NATO and potential drawdown
12:02 Nuclear deterrents
13:33 China's nuclear weapons