NATO tramp attacks against the Baltic states, the US media write

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US President Donald Tramp's attacks on NATO member states are a source of concern in the Baltic states, for whom the alliance is a cornerstone of security, writes Vice News.

At this year's NATO summit, Donald Tramps again sharply criticized NATO member states, whose defense spending, he said, is too low. Tramps not only said that Germany should invest more in the defense industry, but also gave up its agreement with Russia on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Wednesday, the rumor was that Tramp media threatened to withdraw from the Alliance. Later, Tramps spoke to these rumors saying that he trusted NATO. However, Tramp's statements about the transatlantic alliance are viewed with concern and concern in several European countries

. These concerns are greatest in the Baltic states on the Russian border. "We see Tramps asking questions about the value of the Transatlantic Alliance more than ever in the United States, and that could well become dangerous for the Baltic states," said Kristi Raika, director of the Institute. Estonian for Foreign Policy on the Vice News portal.

"We are always worried that the United States may rethink their attitude to our security, we do not like what is happening, we do not like the fact that Tramps qualifies NATO "out of date", "said Andris Kudors, Latvian expert at the Center for Policy Studies of Eastern European Policy. Kudor also claims that Tramp attacks against European allies serve only the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin: "It is one of Putin's goals to separate North America from Europe. "

Experts hope that Tramp's statements do not break the alliance. "Vagrants can affect US security policy, but it's not the whole of the United States, thank God for the existence of Congress," Kudor said.