Trump says he was 'testing' NATO allies after Iran operation, says Italy, Germany and France turned him down
Trump warned of further troop withdrawals and renewed criticism of allies as NATO members approved a declaration on collective defence.
- On Tuesday at NATO's Ankara summit, President Donald Trump criticized European allies for refusing to help during the Iran war, saying he was "very disappointed" with the alliance.
- Trump's frustration stems from earlier refusals by NATO members to assist with operations related to Iran, including barring U.S. use of bases, which he claimed soured relations with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
- The Trump administration launched a six-month review of its military presence in Europe while cutting forces assigned to NATO defense plans, including aircraft carriers and fighter jets.
- European leaders approved an "ironclad commitment" to collective defense, while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rebuffed Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should control Greenland.
- The U.S. continues shifting its military focus toward the Indo-Pacific, pressing European nations to take greater responsibility for their own security as tensions persist over defense spending and sovereignty.
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"I am very angry with NATO": Donald Trump expressed his frustration with the Atlantic Alliance on Wednesday, the last day of the Ankara summit, denouncing, among other things, the attitude of the allies on Iran and Greenland or Spain.
The U.S. president on Wednesday tangled between virulent attacks and soothing talk, of what to disconcert the leaders, yet accustomed to his games of pressure. In the end, the importance of Article 5 and the principle of collective defence is well reflected in the final declaration.
Trump Conditions NATO Forces On Greenland Deal
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The Nato Ankara summit in five Trump quotes: Iranians are peverse, Spain is a lost cause, Nato does not make me happy
To Donald Trump’s question about whether he would go to Moscow for talks, Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky answered that there were “too many Ukrainian drones” there, so it would be dangerous. Nato secretary general Mark Rutte had hoped the US would appreciate the European allies for increasing defence investments by more than one trillion dollars. Even before the alliance’s top-level meeting in Ankara and during it, he praised Trump for h…
US President Trump threatens with new attacks on Iran - and excludes further negotiations with Tehran. At least for the time being. At the NATO summit, he again criticized the allies Spain and Germany.
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