NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures as he addresses media during a press conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 1, 2024. NATO's new chief Mark Rutte on October 1, 2024 downplayed fears over the impact of a potential Donald Trump victory in upcoming US elections and pledged to keep backing Ukraine, as he assumed leadership of the world's most powerful military alliance. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)