BRUSSELS — On his final day as NATO’s secretary general, after 10 years in the job, Jens Stoltenberg didn’t want to look back. But in an interview with POLITICO Magazine, he couldn’t help but share one great regret: that the West didn’t more forcefully intervene on Ukraine’s behalf after Russia first started biting into its territory in 2014.

"The American administration should critically consider what is happening and the possible risks," the Russian Embassy told Newsweek.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine could be facing its toughest winter since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, as Moscow continues to attack the country's critical energy infrastructure, new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday.

The new head of NATO is vowing to help shore up Western support for war-ravaged Ukraine and says he can work with whoever is elected president of the United States, the alliance’s most powerful member.

He’s also done work to shore up his legacy as the second-longest-serving head in NATO’s history, taking a more assertive role in his last few months on a plan to deliver more aid to Ukraine next year.

Fresh NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, warned Tuesday that Ukraine may be facing “its toughest winter” since the start of Russia's war of aggression in February 2022. The Dutchman said this from NATO headquarters in Brussels,

NATO's new Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Oct. 8 that Ukraine may be facing its most challenging winter since the start of the full-scale invasion, as the country prepares for more Russian attacks against energy infrastructure.