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No, the NATO chief didn’t say Ukraine is an ‘American territory’

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Russian disinformation misquotes Rutte as saying Ukraine belongs to the United States.

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  • A viral video falsely claims NATO chief Mark Rutte said Ukraine is American territory.
  • The video was taken from a NATO summit interview and manipulated with misleading subtitles. 21s
  • Rutte's actual statement only referenced 'square miles' for American measurement context. 32s
  • The manipulated video has been widely shared on social media in multiple languages. 1m 20s
  • This disinformation supports Russian narratives about NATO and US intentions in Ukraine. 1m 44s
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