Trump has made a clear commitment to NATO, and this is the most important – International

Trump's insinuation of a 4% increase in the share of GDP that each member state should allocate to defense, or the rumor that the US threatened to leave NATO? "In the hall, I did not hear this threat," sweeps the head of Belgian diplomacy.

M. Reynders stresses the importance of an increased financial effort for Belgium to reach its 2% target. It recalls the commitment of the Michel government to make 9.4 billion investments for the purchase of military equipment (fighter jets, warships, wheeled vehicles and drones), with a future concretization of certain contracts. [19659002] While the US president was very badertive on the financial burden side basically, on the operational side, "there was absolutely no divergence," according to Mr. Reynders. "Donald Trump adopts a clear language, I prefer that to a hypocritical approach," he said.

As for the distant attitude and sharp remarks of the American president, they are not likely to weaken the 'Otan, judge it. European partners can always count on American support in the Alliance. "Donald Trump said during his press conference a clear commitment to NATO, and this is the most important," said Didier Reynders. has