Brussels, April 19 -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has dismissed speculation about a possible US withdrawal from NATO, saying he does not expect Washington to leave the alliance.

As reported by DW News, Rutte said in an interview with Germany's Die Welt that the United States remains committed to the transatlantic bloc.

"I don't see the US leaving NATO," Rutte asserted during an interview with the Sunday edition of Germany's Die Welt newspaper.

The NATO chief further clarified that he holds no doubts concerning Washington's commitment to the nuclear defence of the continent.

According to DW News, Rutte emphasised the critical nature of the American strategic deterrent. "The American nuclear umbrella is the ultimate guarantor of s...