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Trump vs. All: You must know these 4 points at the NATO summit
US President Donald Trump meets with NATO allies on Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels. The focus of the meeting is on defense spending.
Criticism of NATO Partners by Trump
US President Donald Trump has long accused other NATO members of not investing enough money in defense. The conflict eclipsed the summit meeting of the military alliance that takes place on Wednesday and Thursday in the Belgian capital
: "It's so unfair!": US President Donald Trump believes that the United States United States have less money for defense Image: EPA / EPA
Even before his arrival in Brussels, the US president Tuesday criticized the allies who, in his opinion, invest too little money in defense
. Many times more than any other country just to protect them. Trump wrote Tuesday in Short News Service Twitter
Trump's Demise
Trump demands that all Allies spend at least two percent of GDP on defense by 2024 at the latest, highlighting a NATO agreement. 2014 resolution. The German government interprets the two percent goal differently. She pointed out that the decision only speaks of getting closer to two percent.
"NATO countries must pay more, the US less.It is unfair!" twitter
According to new forecasts, Germany will not succeed This year alone, according to forecasts by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, only 1.24% of the gross domestic product will be spent on defense.Germany was also at this level year-round The new figures could revive the dispute at the top.
Trump criticizes that some countries do not spend, as agreed, 2% of GDP.In addition, payments are still pending. twitter
The draft summit statement bypasses the conflict over the interpretation of the two percent goal.There, NATO states are content to renew their "unconditional commitment" to the decision of the & # 39; 2014 NATO and announce "credible plans" for implementation.
EU: " Investing in Common Security "
Donald Tusk, President of the EU Council, urged Trump on Tuesday not to talk about defense spending at the top
" Today, Europeans are spending much more for the defense what Russia spends and as much as China, "Tusk said on the sidelines of signing a statement in Brussels on closer EU-NATO cooperation. Tusk said he hopes Trump does not doubt that it is an investment in common security.
Donald Tusk reminds Donald Trump that there are other issues besides defense spending. Bild: AP / AP
Trump should be recalled to the summit, but especially in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for next week, as European partners after the Islamist terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. side of the United States. 870 European men and women lost their lives in the subsequent mission to Afghanistan.
"It's always good to know who your strategic friend is and who your strategic problem is," Tusk said. Donald Tusk Addresses President Trump with Clear Words twitter
Trump continues to travel to London after the NATO summit in Brussels, where he will take over on Friday. Theresa May, British Prime Minister, wants to meet. His summit with Putin will take place Monday in Helsinki, the Finnish capital
Trump is waiting for complicated talks
Trump himself expects complicated talks in Brussels. He said that the summit with the Allies could be more difficult than the meeting with Putin or his visit to the United Kingdom. "Well, I have NATO, I have the UK – it's a turbulent situation, and I have Putin – Frankly, Putin could be the simplest of all. "
When asked if the Russian president was a friend or an enemy, Trump said," I think he's a competitor. "I think it's good to hear with Russia, to get along with China. "
Trump sees Putin as a competitor, but not an enemy. Bild: AP / AP
On Tuesday, Moscow reiterated its criticism of the transfer of Western troops to Russia's borders in recent years. "Our relationship with NATO is well known: NATO is a product of the" cold war, "said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov
an alliance created for confrontation. he said, according to the Interfax news agency, the transfer of NATO troops to the Russian border is the best evidence of this, and in recent years NATO has displaced 1,000 troops each in Poland and the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.Many NATO members perceive Russia's policies as aggressive since the annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis of 2014. (sda / dpa)
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