NATO boss Mark Rutte has admitted President Donald Trump is the only Western leader who can push Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war.
Mr Rutte's Oval Office meeting with the President followed news that the planned summit between Trump and Putin was cancelled after Moscow's rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
Despite this setback, Mr Rutte said he wanted the "meat grinder to stop" and the "killing to end".
The NATO boss then declared President Trump was the "only one" who could do it and had the full backing of NATO.
"I'm absolutely convinced that with sustained pressure, we will be able to get Putin to the table to agree with a ceasefire and then other talks coming after that," Mr Rutte said.
Speaking to a press gallery following the Oval Office discussion, Mr Rutte t