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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday that he is willing to endorse Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s bid to become the next secretary general of NATO. “Hungary is ready to support PM Rutte’s bid for NATO Secretary General,” Orbán said on X, alongside a copy of a letter from Rutte promising to respect an agreement between Orbán and the current secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, that Hungary will not be required to contribute to Ukraine’s war effort. Rutte needs the unanimous support of all 32 NATO countries to succeed Stoltenberg, but Orbán has so far withheld Hungary’s suppo…

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