The former president of the United States has often portrayed NATO as a military alliance that thrives on American generosity.
Donald Trump said on April 21 that when he was president, he had threatened NATO allies not to come to their defense in the event of an attack from Russia unless they provided more money to the alliance, he said in a statement. a bluffing strategy.
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Both during his election campaign and once in the White House, Donald Trump has often presented NATO as a military alliance that thrives on American generosity. The Republican, who has often praised his qualities as a negotiator, assured that it was a bluff to make concessions. Article 5 of the NATO treaty obliges members to protect any alliance country that would be attacked.
“We defend Europe and at the same time they rob us”
But at a summit, Donald Trump suggested that the treaty would not be complied with because “everyone was terrified†One of the presidents asked me, ‘Does that mean you won’t protect us if we don’t pay? You don’t want to protect us from Russia?”Donald Trump reported at an event organized by the conservative Heritage Foundation. †I said that’s exactly what it means†If I had said “No, I didn’t mean that”, why would they have paid?‘ he said during his intervention broadcast by the conservative media RSBN.
The billionaire said to himself:stunnedthat this threat has never been revealed by the media. Donald Trump has often been critical of NATO and other long-standing American alliances, arguing that the United States spends too much money defending these countries that he viewed as rivals rather than partners. †We defend Europe and at the same time they rob us, they rob us very seriously‘ he said Thursday evening.
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Donald Trump has also often been accused of being complacent towards Vladimir Putin. In February, the invasion of Ukraine, a non-NATO country, by the Kremlin captain provoked a massive response from Washington and its European allies.
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