Alliance with 'daddy' issues? NATO leaders flatter Trump to keep US on board
François PICARD | Rebecca GNIGNATI | Elisa AMIRI | Ilayda HABIP | Fabrice POTHIER | Ondrej DITRYCH | Rafael LOSS | Ivana STRADNER
Edité par France 24
- 2025
It also emerged that Britain is buying 12 F-35A fighter jets made in the USA. That's music to Trump's ears, but how will the announcement go down with the likes of France, which has been arguing for Europe to reduce its dependency on Washington?
And then there's Ukraine. Trump, in the end, took the meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. But there, too, there were mixed messages: both when it comes to Russia's relentless campaign of aggression and the benefit of the doubt so often granted by Trump to Vladimir Putin.
Produced by Rebecca Gnignati, Elisa Amiri, Ilayda Habip.
- Note
Allies can breathe a sigh of relief. The same Donald Trump who left the G7 summit early showed up on time for the NATO summit in the Netherlands – an abridged summit to curry favour and keep his undivided attention. The US president played with members' nerves, entertaining suspense over the United States' commitment to NATO's Article 5 but in the end reaffirming support for the Alliance's "all for one and one for all" clause in case of attack. After a victory lap over Iran, Trump was all smiles over Alliance members' commitment to boost defence spending to 5 percent of GDP.
- Langue
- anglais
- Date de publication
- 25/06/2025
- Collection
- The Debate
- Contributeurs
- Fabrice POTHIER CEO at Rasmussen Global & Former NATO Director of Policy Planning
Ondrej DITRYCH Senior Analyst for Russia and Eastern Neighbourhood, EUISS
Rafael LOSS Policy Fellow, ECFR
Ivana STRADNER Research Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies