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Trump says 'ridiculous' for US to maintain current support for NATO
Euronews • • world
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump criticized the United States' "one-sided" relationship with NATO, calling it "ridiculous" and claiming the alliance is not reciprocal.
- Trump accused European allies of not supporting the US adequately, particularly in response to the war in Iran, and emphasized that Europe should take the lead in its own defense.
- The US has already begun scaling back its commitments to NATO, highlighting the significant disparity in defense spending between the US and other member states.
- NATO leaders, under pressure from Trump, agreed last year to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035.
- The upcoming NATO summit, involving 32 member states, is scheduled for July 7-8 in Ankara, Turkey.
