[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  The Vigilant Fox 🦊 [@VigilantFox](/creator/twitter/VigilantFox) on x 1.9M followers Created: 2025-07-14 18:04:55 UTC Rutte took the floor next, offering enthusiastic praise of Trump for his ‘big decision’ and more detail about how the plan would work. “Mr. President, dear Donald, this is really big. This is really big,” he began. “You called me on Thursday that you have taken a decision and the decision is that you want Ukraine [to have] what it needs to have, to maintain, to be able to defend itself against Russia but you do want the Europeans to pay for it, which is totally logical.” He framed the deal as a continuation of Europe stepping up its role. “This is building on the tremendous success of the NATO Summit. The 5%, but also the decision to keep Ukraine strong and the decision to increase our defense industrial production,” he said. “That was Europe stepping up. This is again, Europeans stepping up.” Rutte explained how many countries were already on board. “I have been in contact with many countries. I can tell you at this moment, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Canada all want to be part of this,” he said. “This is only the first wave. There will be more.” He also described how the plan would ensure Ukraine’s military strength without depleting U.S. reserves. “We discussed it this morning with Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, in a way that of course the U.S. will keep its stockpiles necessary to defend this country,” he explained. “But it will mean that Ukraine can get its hands on really massive numbers of military equipment both for air defense but also missiles, ammunition, etc., etc.” Rutte concluded with a message for Moscow: take Trump’s deal. “So if I was Putin today and hear you here speaking what you are planning to do in XX days and this announcement, I would reconsider that I should not take negotiations about Ukraine more seriously than I was doing at moment,” he said. “I really want to thank you for that.” “So we, thank you. This is important.”  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [ukraine](/topic/ukraine) [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) [Post Link](https://x.com/VigilantFox/status/1944820417199215042)
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Rutte took the floor next, offering enthusiastic praise of Trump for his ‘big decision’ and more detail about how the plan would work.
“Mr. President, dear Donald, this is really big. This is really big,” he began.
“You called me on Thursday that you have taken a decision and the decision is that you want Ukraine [to have] what it needs to have, to maintain, to be able to defend itself against Russia but you do want the Europeans to pay for it, which is totally logical.”
He framed the deal as a continuation of Europe stepping up its role.
“This is building on the tremendous success of the NATO Summit. The 5%, but also the decision to keep Ukraine strong and the decision to increase our defense industrial production,” he said.
“That was Europe stepping up. This is again, Europeans stepping up.”
Rutte explained how many countries were already on board.
“I have been in contact with many countries. I can tell you at this moment, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Canada all want to be part of this,” he said.
“This is only the first wave. There will be more.”
He also described how the plan would ensure Ukraine’s military strength without depleting U.S. reserves.
“We discussed it this morning with Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, in a way that of course the U.S. will keep its stockpiles necessary to defend this country,” he explained.
“But it will mean that Ukraine can get its hands on really massive numbers of military equipment both for air defense but also missiles, ammunition, etc., etc.”
Rutte concluded with a message for Moscow: take Trump’s deal.
“So if I was Putin today and hear you here speaking what you are planning to do in XX days and this announcement, I would reconsider that I should not take negotiations about Ukraine more seriously than I was doing at moment,” he said.
“I really want to thank you for that.”
“So we, thank you. This is important.”
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