The conflict between NATO's east and west...Who will succeed Stoltenberg?. Rutte now has the support of about two-thirds of NATO's 31 members.

New member Sweden is also likely to belong to Rutte's camp, but the eastern members are opposed. The Romanian government announced its intention to nominate its president, Klaus Iohannis, as a candidate for the position of the General Secretariat of the Alliance. This time, Orban will not feel isolated, as other countries in the alliance feel that West has deceived them.