The coalition president says that Trump and the United States are completely committed to NATO

The head of the military coalition said on Tuesday that the United States and President Donald Trump are fully committed to NATO, as they aspired to reassuring the allies after fears that Washington could abandon the Western military bloc due to frustration with unequal defensive spending.

“There is a complete commitment by the US President and the US Supreme US leadership in NATO,” said NATO Secretary -General Mark Roti on Tuesday morning.

“However, it comes with an expectation. The expectation is that we will finally deal with this huge irritation, which is that we do not spend enough Europeans and Canadians.”

He added, “They want us to draw with what the United States spends,” he said, saying that it is not just justice to do so, but also necessary amid the constant threat of Russia.

Tensions between Washington and the defensive spending of Canadian and European allies over NATO for several years, but before this summit, the members agreed to increase defense spending to 5 % of GDP (GDP) by 2035.

This year is gathered against the background of the conflict in the Middle East and the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. In addition, there were continuous questions about the United States’ commitment to the alliance of Hajj on the various amounts allocated by member states for defense and security.

Roti said his main message to European allies is “stopping a lot of concern.”

He added, “Start making sure that you get (defense) investment plans, and to obtain and operate the industrial base, and that support for Ukraine remains at a high level, and this is what you should work on and stop running in concern about the United States, it is with us.”

In 2014, NATO members pledged 2 % of GDP to defense, but some countries, such as Canada and Spain, have struggled to meet that threshold. Other member states, especially those in the northern and eastern wings of the bloc and closer to the opponent Russia, such as Poland and Estonia, exceeded the goal of 2 %.

As such, some allies will be in Trump’s good books when he joins the top later on Tuesday, while others will not be.

Spain has already passed in the target of spending by 5 % – it’s the lowest in alliance – and it was there Reports that it received an exemption From the new threshold, but the Defense Minister of the Netherlands, Robin Brikans, opposed this, telling CNBC that Maadid had to match the obligations made by others.

“I do not think Spain gets an exception, because they will sign the joint advertisement tomorrow, and the rules that we have inside NATO also apply to Spain, so they also need to assume their responsibility. They have also adhered to military plans (Agreement on the goals of the new abilityTwo weeks ago, I expect Spain to fulfill its commitment, ”Steve Seedjwek from CNBC on the sidelines of the summit told the summit on Tuesday.

The allies will feel the need to maintain Trump besides, given his known doubts and criticism of groups such as NATO and a group of seven countries of industrial countries as shops that talk that lack the essence. Last week, the president left the summit of 7 group early, Outwardly due to the situation in the Middle Eastbut The departure was also considered an expression of his frustration With these peaks.

Trump is scheduled to join his colleagues in NATO on Tuesday evening to attend a dinner on the red carpet hosted by the king and the Queen of the Netherlands. The coalition is expected to issue a joint statement at the end of the summit on Wednesday, which is officially committed to increasing defense spending by 5 %.

“The presence of Trump’s presence at the summit, albeit shorter than the presence of other leaders, was” evidence that NATO is a strong functional alliance, we are ambitious, and we met. “

“With the joint statement tomorrow, we will see that we are able to agree on (AN) the ambitious standard on 5 % of GDP that is spent on defense, and this is a big thing, and this is also due to the leadership of President Trump and the leadership of our Secretary -General Mark Retti,” said Steve Sydgek of CNBC.