Rutte says he and Zelenskyy plan to get "sloshed" in the Swiss Alps after the war

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has revealed how he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy intend to celebrate the end of the Russia-Ukraine war. He spoke on the Dutch television talk show "Pauw & De Wit", as reported by European Pravda and relayed by Ukrainska Pravda.

During the conversation, the presenter mentioned a documentary about Rutte's predecessor, former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The film noted that Stoltenberg and Zelenskyy had said they would go fishing once everything was over. The presenter then asked Rutte whether he had similar plans with Zelenskyy.

Rutte replied that the two would get sloshed in the Swiss Alps, sit on a mountain and drink themselves silly, saying that was their plan. When the presenter asked whether they had really agreed on this, Rutte confirmed that they had.

Other remarks from the same interview

On the same show, Rutte expressed "enormous admiration" for Zelenskyy and noted that the two speak every week. The NATO chief also said he believes Russia's war against Ukraine is unlikely to end with a victory for either side.

NATO is the North Atlantic military alliance, and its secretary general is its chief political representative. Rutte's remark was informal and did not include details about peace talks or any timeline for ending the war.