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Both Lithuania and Estonia indicated their support on Tuesday for caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become the next NATO secretary-general. Sources within NATO said that Rutte now has the backing of 28 of the 32 allied nations.Lithuania said it will support the Dutch leader's candidacy during Rutte's visit with President Gitanas Nauseda. The Lithuanian head of state said Rutte is "one of those politicians who recognised the Russian threat quite early" and radically adjusted his position accordingly.

Belarus border closure is up for discussion, Lithuanian president adds.

Demand rocks Nato show of unity on Ukraine war.

The demand, never before made in public, threatened to open a new rift between Ankara and its Western partners as NATO tries to tackle Russia's full-scale invasion.

As the dust settles after a bizarre and chaotic weekend in Russia – which saw the greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority in decades – there remains more questions than answers.