Donald Trump has ‘raised doubts’ about the US’s commitment to Nato, Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said. Britain and France should lead a “Coalition of the Willing” to take responsibility for Europe’s defence without help from the United States, a former Nato chief has said.Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who served as the alliance’s secretary-general between 2009 and 2014, said a new security architecture was needed in response to Donald Trump’s threats to withdraw from Nato.
He proposed expanding the Coalition of the Willing, which was set up to defend Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, to assume responsibility for Europe’s conventional defence. “I still consider Nato the cornerstone of European and North Atlantic security,” he told The Telegraph.
“But, after President Trump has raised doubts about his commitment towards Article Five [a mutual defence clause stating an attack on one member state is an attack on all] and the whole Nato alliance, we need to strengthen the European pillar of Nato.”
this should have happened 60 years ago.
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ReplyDeleteWhat military does the sum of Europe have? Next to nothing. Former "Ruler of the Seas" can't even send 1 destroyer to the Mediterranean recently. I guess they really don't need one as they're letting in the hordes through the gates and don't seem to care.
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