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Published on 30/01/2026 – 9:21 GMT+1•Updated 12:07 NATO chief Mark Rutte should stop being an “American agent” and unite the fraught military alliance in the face of the United States’ “hostile rhetoric” and “intimidation”, former European Council chief Charles Michel has told Euronews. “I want to be clear, Mark Rutte is disappointing and I’m losing confidence,” Michel, who helmed the Council for five years up until 2024, told Euronews’ morning show Europe Today on Friday. “I’m not expecting Mark Rutte to be an American agent. I’m expecting Mark to work for unity within NATO,” Michel added. Rutte, who famously called…

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