US, Germany clash sharply with NATO

The White House chief sent a letter to Germany, Belgium, Norway, Canada and other partners, showing the rise in disappointment to Americans because others have not kept their promises of a greater financial contribution to NATO.

The toughest Trump was shown to Merkel.

The German, he remembered, gives very little to the defense, and this undermines the alliance's security. Others see it as an example, writes Trump, feel confirmed, not responding to their obligations. This situation cannot be accepted for long, neither by the American government nor by Congress”, his letter continued.

Lute says that out of 29 NATO members, only 8 truly meet the obligation of spending 2% of GDP on the defence budget. The tone extension from Trump comes ahead of the NATO Summit, which takes place next week in Brussels.

After the failure of the G7 meeting in Quebec, Allies fear disagreements with the American president could increase further. What direction will it go? NATO, at this moment no one can say for sure.

There is already no way that Trump could exploit the begun trade struggle between the United States and the EU to force European countries to pay more for the Atlantic-Terry alliance. T CH