Mark Rutte, Secretary General of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO), said in a post on X that he would expel the United States from the organization if President-elect Trump “hands over Ukraine to Putin.”

#NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said: “I will personally kick Ukraine if Trump hands it over to Putin.” #us left the alliance. ” !! ️!! ️🤡Circus🎪 starts pic.twitter.com/noeQaLFWKR

— Brunella C. (@BrunellaCapitan) November 10, 2024

Verdict: False

There is no evidence that he made these claims or that NATO is trying to expel the United States.

Fact check:

Former President Donald Trump promised to end the war. war in ukraine If you win, you’ll be eligible “on the same day.” President Trump spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin two days After the election, he reminded the Russian president of U.S. troops in Europe and urged him not to escalate military activity.

A post on X alleges that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has threatened to kick the United States out of the alliance if Trump withholds more aid. The post implies that “ending the war” means handing victory to Russia, and claims that President Rutte will personally expel the United States from NATO for this reason.

However, this quote is not true. There is no evidence that Mr. Rutte ever said or hinted that he would expel the United States from NATO, and just two days after the election, Mr. Rutte congratulated the president-elect on his victory in a post on X. (Related: Elon Musk didn’t post ‘last dollar’ to Zelensky)

I talked to @realDonaldTrump To personally congratulate him on his remarkable election victory. I look forward to meeting him soon. We will work together to address the many security challenges we face.

— Mark Rutte (@SecGenNATO) November 7, 2024

I searched for information regarding this supposed citation and found nothing. There is no official mention of it in NATO. X account their Website. Furthermore, NATO no mechanism It was set up to expel member states.

President-elect Trump has not indicated that he plans to force Ukraine to surrender, but didn’t say Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke about his telephone conversation with President Putin.

According to newsweekthe fake quote gained attention on Telegram via an account known to be pro-Kremlin.