NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will use his visit to the United States on April 24 to express concerns about the potential coercion of Ukraine into accepting a "peace agreement" against its will.

Source: This information comes from Financial Times based on insights from three informed sources, as reported by "European Truth"

Details: Rutte plans to meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and National Security Advisor Michael Waltz.

The NATO chief will argue that a "peace agreement" cannot be established without considering Ukraine's interests and may only strengthen Russia, according to the publication's sources.

He will also stress that if Kyiv is forced into a "peace settlement" that primarily benefits Moscow, the security of all Europe will be jeopardized, adds the Financial Times.

"The key message is to make Americans understand what's at stake," one NATO diplomat said under the condition of anonymity.

Additionally, Rutte will discuss how to best coordinate the transfer of a larger portion of NATO's "defensive" burden in Europe from the U.S. to European armed forces, the sources told FT.

According to media reports, the Trump administration presented Ukraine last week in Paris with a one-page document described as a "final proposal" for peace settlement. Among other things, the U.S. is willing to recognize Russia's control over Ukrainian Crimea and ease sanctions against Moscow.

Zelensky has stated that Ukraine will not recognize the Russian occupation of Crimea, which is internationally acknowledged as Ukrainian territory.

The Financial Times reports that some European officials fear that disagreements over the Trump administration's unilateral "peace agreement" project, which involves the U.S. recognizing Crimea as part of Russia, could undermine transatlantic security and even derail the NATO summit at the end of June.