NATO boss says European defense without us “will not work” | NATO NEWS

Mark Ruth says Trump's trade tensions will not affect NATO's deterrence, emphasizing unity in the Military Union.

NATO Boss Mark Ruth says tensions between Europe and the United States ended Commercial President Donald Trump will not affect the collective deterrence of the Union.

Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Monday, Rute also rejected any idea that Europe could abandon its security relations with the United States. NATO Secretary -General said the European Defense Strategy without Washington would be a “stupid thought”.

“We have to stay connected,” Rute told reporters, citing geopolitical “threats”, including Russia.

“The best thing that the West can do is to remain united and I know that the same thinking is still spread in the United States, including in the White House,” he added.

The route made the comments after Trump often accuses NATO's Washington partners of not spending enough on defense and threatens not to defend them in the event of an attack.

Many European members of the block have recently moved to increase their defense costs to 2 percent of their gross domestic products (GDP), the current minimum NATO recommendation. Trump, however, demanded a huge increase last month, calling for spending 5 percent of his GDP.

While Rute said that European defense without the United States “would not work”, he stressed that Trump's commercial tension “would not interfere with our collective determination from maintaining our deterrence strongly.”

“There are always problems between the Allies. It is never always calm and happy, “Ruth said.

Trump shook some of Washington's closest partners by announcing 25 percent of NATO Canada's import tariffs and threatening to do the same to the European Union.

The US, who spent nearly $ 850 billion a defense last year, is the best NATO military forces. Washington, which has troops across Europe, has also played a huge role in providing Ukraine's military and financial assistance to help repel the Russian invasion there.

But Trump has previously questioned the US commitment to NATO's collective defense policy, which states that the attack on an alliance member is an attack on all members.

Shortly after his second term on January 20 began, Trump also frozen almost all foreign aid As part of its America First program, stopping billions of dollars for global funding – a move that can affect financing for Ukraine.

On top of that commercial threats and the cut of help, Trump also threatened NATO Denmark Through the promise to take control of Greenland, a self -governed Danish territory.

On Monday, the route aims to reproduce Trump's promises to acquire Greenland, suggesting that NATO should play a greater role in strengthening the defenses in the contested Arctic region.

“President Trump has warned us about the fact that when it comes to the High North, there is a bet geopolitical and strategic issue,” Rute said.

“Collectively as an union, we will always look at the best way to make sure we can handle these challenges.”