NATO won’t be same without U.S. – Trump
American leader Donald Trump said that without the United States, the North Atlantic Alliance "will not be the same" as before.
He told journalists about this at a briefing at the White House on March 21, Suspilne reports, Censor.NET informs.
Trump was asked whether his administration plans to relinquish the position of Supreme Allied Commander (a post traditionally held by a U.S. officer – ed.) in NATO. The President responded that without the United States, the Alliance "would not be the same" as before.
According to him, after his demand, other NATO member states increased their defense spending.
"Because of what I did, hundreds of billions of dollars flowed into NATO from countries that simply weren’t paying. They were delinquent — they didn’t pay their bills. So NATO is probably strong now, but they have to treat us fairly. Because look — without us, NATO is not the same. Without us, it’s just not the same," the American leader said.
Earlier, the media reported that the largest European countries are developing plans to gradually take on more responsibility for the defense of the continent instead of the United States.
