GUARDIAN EUROPE: Jens Stoltenberg accuses Trump of undermining alliance and says 18 members are expected to invest at least 2% of GDP this year
Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s secretary general, has accused Donald Trump of undermining the basis of the transatlantic alliance as he announced that 18 Nato members were expected to beat the target of spending more than 2% of GDP on defence.
It was the second rebuke by the Nato chief to the Republican frontrunner in less than a week, reinforced by a declaration that Germany was among the countries planning to spend over the threshold for the first time in a generation.
“We should not undermine the credibility of Nato’s deterrence,” Stoltenberg said on Wednesday as he responded to comments made by Trump at a campaign rally at the weekend. “Deterrence is in the mind of our adversaries,” he added. » | Dan Sabbagh in Brussels | Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Donald Trump's comments are often stupid, We have come to expect stupidity from Trump. But this comment re countries being "delinquent" in their payments to NATO was not only stupid but highly irresponsible. OUTRAGEOUS, in fact. This is proof, if proof were indeed needed, that the man is not fit to be POTUS. At this point, it is difficult to make a judgment on who is stupider and more irresponsible: Donald Trump or the people who vote for him! – © Mark Alexander
EN FRANÇAIS :
OTAN : pourquoi Donald Trump a-t-il accusé les alliés d’être « des mauvais payeurs » ? : L’ex-président américain a semé la confusion entre le financement direct de l’OTAN et les dépenses militaires des alliés, qui sont censées représenter au moins 2 % de leur PIB. »
AUF DEUTSCH :
VIDEO: „Dumm, beschämend, unamerikanisch“: Früherer Präsident und aktueller Präsidentschaftskandidat Donald Trump droht NATO-Mitgliedsstaaten keinen Schutz vor Russland zu gewähren, wenn sie ihre Verteidigungsausgaben nicht zahlen. Biden reagiert entschieden und verteidigt die NATO als unverzichtbar »
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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Nato Chief Says Trump Remarks May Put US and EU Lives At Risk
THE GUARDIAN: Jens Stoltenberg says Nato ‘ready and able to defend all allies’, after Trump invited Russia to attack member countries
The Nato chief, Jens Stoltenberg, has said any attack on the western military alliance would be met with a “united and forceful response”, after Donald Trump invited Russia to attack member countries that he perceived as not meeting their financial obligations.
Stoltenberg said in a statement: “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US, and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk. I expect that regardless of who wins the presidential election, the US will remain a strong and committed Nato ally.”
He said Nato remained “ready and able to defend all allies”. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Lili Bayer in Brussels | Sunday, February 11, 2024
Trump should under no circumstances be allowed back into the White House. Trump is a clown and a fool - a dangerous clown and fool! The man is a moron - a mentally unstable moron at that! Why it is taking the authorities in the US so long to lock him up is puzzling indeed. The man belongs in jail for all he has inflicted on the US and for all the damage he has done to democracy worldwide. The best-case scenario for Trump is that he be locked up in a madhouse, as I wrote yesterday in German. (ich schrieb, daß er in einem Irrenhaus gehört und nicht im Weißen Haus.)
What has been reported today regarding what Trump has said re Russia and NATO is proof positive that my words are no exaggeration.
Why the hell is the world wasting so much time on this waster: America's gift to Putin? – © Mark Alexander
The Nato chief, Jens Stoltenberg, has said any attack on the western military alliance would be met with a “united and forceful response”, after Donald Trump invited Russia to attack member countries that he perceived as not meeting their financial obligations.
Stoltenberg said in a statement: “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US, and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk. I expect that regardless of who wins the presidential election, the US will remain a strong and committed Nato ally.”
He said Nato remained “ready and able to defend all allies”. » | Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and Lili Bayer in Brussels | Sunday, February 11, 2024
Trump should under no circumstances be allowed back into the White House. Trump is a clown and a fool - a dangerous clown and fool! The man is a moron - a mentally unstable moron at that! Why it is taking the authorities in the US so long to lock him up is puzzling indeed. The man belongs in jail for all he has inflicted on the US and for all the damage he has done to democracy worldwide. The best-case scenario for Trump is that he be locked up in a madhouse, as I wrote yesterday in German. (ich schrieb, daß er in einem Irrenhaus gehört und nicht im Weißen Haus.)
What has been reported today regarding what Trump has said re Russia and NATO is proof positive that my words are no exaggeration.
Why the hell is the world wasting so much time on this waster: America's gift to Putin? – © Mark Alexander
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Ukraine : l'Otan dit se préparer « au pire »
LE FIGARO : L'Alliance a adressé mercredi soir sa réponse «écrite» aux revendications russes avec trois propositions sur la table pour permettre une «désescalade».
L'Otan a adressé mercredi soir sa réponse «écrite» aux revendications russes. Le secrétaire général de l'Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, a présenté ces propositions lors d'une conférence de presse alors que la crise à la frontière ukrainienne est jugée préoccupante. «Nous sommes dans un moment critique», a-t-il déclaré en dénonçant une nouvelle fois la présence de «plus de 100.000 soldats» et d'autres «en chemin». Il s'est inquiété de la présence, au prétexte d'un exercice qui pourrait servir «à préparer une attaque», de milliers de combattants russes en Biélorusse, ainsi que du déploiement de «systèmes de défense S400», de «moyens aériens» ou de «capacités avancées». «Cela ajoute aux tensions», a-t-il dit alors qu'il était interrogé sur le risque de guerre. » | Par Nicolas Barotte | mercredi 26 janvier 2022
À LIRE AUSSI :
Ukraine: les atermoiements de Joe Biden sapent la capacité de dissuasion des Occidentaux : ANALYSE - Les efforts diplomatiques du président américain n’ont eu aucun effet, pour le moment, sur le dossier ukrainien. »
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