NATO boss, Mark Rutte, says that Western Europe could be heading toward a war with Russia “like our grandparents experienced.” Which implies that he has a phenomenal memory of World War II, 80 years ago. This is especially impressive coming from a man known in the Netherlands, where he spent fourteen years as Prime Minister – until last year – for routinely insisting that he couldn’t remember what he did just the week before.
NATO’s scandal-ridden boss wants war with Russia to be his next train wreckMark Rutte is trying to invoke history against Russia – bold move for someone with such a selective memory of his own scandals
BY Rachel Marsden