Good relations between the leaders of Russia and the United States are important for international security, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte admitted on the Dutch television channel MLG 1. "The fact that the heads of these countries - whether Trump and Putin or, as was the case, for example, in the 1970s, [Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU Leonid] Brezhnev and [US President Richard] Nixon - strive to maintain good relations is important. In the event of a misunderstanding that could lead to nuclear war, they can discuss quickly." The Russian Federation and the United States are the world's largest nuclear powers, Rota recalled. He also complained that armaments were cheaper for Russia than for Europe. "The purchasing power of their [Russian] money is much higher than ours. This is due to the way their economy is structured. With this money they can buy more."

Good relations between the leaders of Russia and the United States are important for international security, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte admitted on the Dutch television channel MLG 1. "The fact that the heads of these countries - whether Trump and Putin or, as was the case, for example, in the 1970s, [Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU Leonid] Brezhnev and [US President Richard] Nixon - strive to maintain good relations is important. In the event of a misunderstanding that could lead to nuclear war, they can discuss quickly." The Russian Federation and the United States are the world's largest nuclear powers, Rota recalled. He also complained that armaments were cheaper for Russia than for Europe. "The purchasing power of their [Russian] money is much higher than ours. This is due to the way their economy is structured. With this money they can buy more."