NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Thursday, in a dialogue with students and professors of the University of Bucharest, that his recipe for stress is passion for what he does and the humor he finds in his relationships with those he works with.
He answered, for almost an hour, questions from professors and students, whether it was about how they manage life situations or the challenges of Euro-Atlantic security, agerpres reports.
"I love what I do, it helps me not to be stressed. The best way to eliminate stress is sleep, my biggest hobby is sleeping. I recommend that you get enough sleep, exercise, see friends and have a lot of fun. My NATO colleagues and I have a lot of fun together and that is very important. Putin will only win when he starts having fun with his own people. He hates to see us feeling good, whether we are gossiping or strategizing, when we are laughing together," he added, conveying to those present: love what you do and don't take yourself too seriously.
Rutte addressed, at the beginning of his intervention, the support that NATO is providing to Ukraine, which is at war.
"We will help Ukraine defend itself today and we will deter any aggression in the future, because, frankly, supporting Ukraine is essential for our security. If Russia were to defeat Ukraine, the threat to us would increase exponentially, and you are the ally with the largest border with Ukraine," the NATO Secretary General emphasized.
"The NATO system works like this: if someone tries to attack us, we have the logistics in place. We can't give all the details, because we don't want the Russians or anyone else to attack us with more knowledge than they currently have. I assure you that this is what we are preparing for, this is what we are training for, to make sure that no one will try to attack us," Rutte added.
Regarding the recent security challenges in allied countries, he stressed the need to focus on the solution and not on their cause.
"There is always a discussion about whether the aggressions are intentional or not. But let's leave that aside. Such aggressions have happened in Romania, Poland, Belgium, a few months ago in Denmark, in Estonia. When it comes to Estonia, Poland, Romania, we know that many aggressions were coordinated from Russia. We don't know that in the case of Denmark or Belgium," explained the NATO Secretary General.
He highlighted the power of unity: "When I was in this huge building (the Palace of Parliament) last night, the second largest building in the world, Ceausescu's palace, and I knew I had a meeting in the office of the President of the Senate, which is said to have been created for Ceausescu, the fact that I was sitting there, with the NATO emblems in the room, made me say: 'Hey, this is the course of history. He (Ceausescu - ed.) did not win, you won, you are united'. Let's not forget what change our unity can bring."
The NATO Secretary General visited Romania for two days. On Wednesday, he was received by President Nicusor Dan, had meetings with the Presidents of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, Mircea Abrudean and Sorin Grindeanu, and with Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan. On Thursday, together with the head of state, Rutte gave a speech at the NATO - Industry Forum.
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