Nato chief denounces Trump’s remarks on defence spending as ‘undermining’ alliance
The whole idea of NATO is that an attack on one Ally will trigger the response from the whole Alliance and long and as long as we stand behind that message together uh we prevent any military attack on uh any Ally so the purpose of NATO is to prevent war is to preserve
Peace is to prevent an attack on NATO allies and we have done so successfully for decades uh because our deterence is credible so any suggestion that we are not standing up for each other that we are not going to protect each other that does undermine the security of All of Us
Increasing the risks and therefore it is so important that we both in actions but also in words communicate clearly that uh we stand by NATO’s commitment to protect and defend all allies
Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has denounced remarks by former president Donald Trump on the defence spending of the US’s allies and his commitment to come to their defence.
Speaking at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday, he said: ‘The purpose of Nato is to prevent war, is to preserve peace, is to prevent an attack on Nato allies. And we have done so successfully for decades because our deterrence is credible.’ He added: ‘So any suggestion that we are not standing up for each other, that we are not going to protect each other, that does undermine the security of all of us. Increases the risks.’
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26 comments
Another waste of space organisation remember Bosnia they just stood and watched
Look at the Kremlin bots in comments 😂 give it a rest boys
Really?
What is that man saying?
Trump has no moral right to speak ill of NATO being delinquent in their payments as if he is pure and innocent. He has a history of delinquency when it comes to paying lawyers, contractors and employees.
The "deterrence" is to deter "others" from hindering NATO objectives.
Sounds like a one sided relationship. We don't need Europe. Let Europe figure out its own problems.
NATO is a CAUSE of all wars
I'm British and completely agree with Trump. Why on earth should American tax payers subsidise European tax payers?
Pay your fair share!!!! Simple!!!!
American isn’t a mop up service.
Pay your way then. If the USA under Trump pulled out of NATO. You would be out of a job. You would have to find not 2%, ( that you complain about paying), but 22% black hole in funding if the USA left. Americans should not have to fight and die for Europeans. Period.
then pay up. it is time for you all to start defending yourselves
Some countries have been forcibly brought into the alliance… so no wonder they won't fulfill their obligations.
NATO is obsolete and Ukraine is a European problem, so European’s should pay for the war
Laughable
En un Congressional hearing un general norteamericano asignado a la Otan dijo que obedeceria a la Otan y no al gobierno estadounidense 😮. Esto fue hace años. Esto explica que la Otan le sirve al Nuevo Orden Mundial y lo que sus miembros opinen no les importa. ¿Le sirve la OTAN a los ZIONISTAS? Mantenganse despiertos que el mundo no es lo que parece.
Is it true you don't pay your dues??answer trump if he is not right
Europe has always been smart, steal from asia and now america.
We need to focus on America at this time. Just like Europe has done for last 70 years. They focus on themselves why not US.
Norway due to oil price increases are making a huge profit from the war. Pay in 1.67%gdp. Pathetic, with their history they should know better. Mind you better than Ireland who pay nothing.
They should allow Russia to have Donbass ,Luhansk and Crimea. Then Ukraine to join NATO. Give both countries no choice. We have spent billions and how far have we got .Stalemate.
AMERICAN MAFIA DEMAND PROTECTION MONEYS
Donald trump and Jens Stoltenberg fallout
Are their actions expanding war all over Europe?!
He want NOT saying that at the time ! They didn’t pay some countries failed to pay 2% of GDP
is probably obvious to the trumpian business logic that a roughly 70-30 split as NATO is 75 and Russia has caught 22 cannot continue.
the challenge to NATO would be to sustain and grow (not diminish) its institution and flip the 70-30 (however it is done) so that it (NATO, over insert projected timescale) would only seek 30% U.S. funding.
the rationale would be something that includes:
– russian federation
– prc build-up
– on planet – off-planet dynamics
– consolidation over balkanization
– an entry back in to military defense power for the european powers (post-ww2 neutering)
– limited expansion (see definitions of defence)
– ukraine
– the general shift east
– proliferation
– terrorism
– aob.