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NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has hit back against “any suggestion” countries within the alliance would not defend one another after former united state President Donald Trump said he would not abide by the collective defense clause at the heart of the alliance if reelected.
In what would be a stunning abandonment of a decades-long core United state commitment, Trump, who is running for re-election in November, said during a campaign event Saturday he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member country that doesn’t meet spending guidelines and would not offer such a country US protection.
In a statement Sunday, Stoltenberg said such comments put European and American soldiers at an increased risk.
“Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the United state and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk,” Stoltenberg said.
“I expect that regardless of who wins the presidential election the US will remain a strong and committed NATO Ally,” he said, while also stressing that any attack on a NATO country would be “met with a united and forceful response.”
Trump’s comments — which come amid an on-going war in Europe and rising concerns about Chinese activity in the South China Sea and toward Taiwan — will likely raise fresh questions among allies in Europe and Asia over the strength of United state commitments
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