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President Trump is committed to NATO and Article V.”
Asked about Trump considering making these changes to how the U.S. engages with NATO, a National Security Council official said in a written statement
If you’re not given pause by everything about President Trump’s statements and actions on foreign policy, you’re not paying attention.”
Trump didn’t announce anything at the joint address, but Coons saidI was contacted by several European ambassadors concerned about rumors that Trump might make some negative announcement about NATO,
Coons told NBC News in an interview on WednesdayNATO has to pay more,
Trump said in January after taking officeWe see that it is not just the axis of evil and Russia trying to revise the world order, but the US is finally destroying this order.
He said
I really, really hope that in the near future we can restore sharing of this information,
said Oleksandr Musiienko, head of the Kyiv-based Center for Military and Legal StudiesThe signal it sends is atrocious,
said Marc Polymeropoulos, a former senior CIA officerEvery day that passes without a solution can be costly for Ukraine, particularly if Russia decides to exploit this weakness,
said Michael A. Horowitz, a geopolitical and security analyst who is the head of intelligence at the Le Beck consultancyThis looks like a thug tactic—blackmailing and trying to break Ukrainian society into submission before negotiations,
Yeremkiv said, calling it a “very weak and pathetic decision.”It’s great that we are not alone,
he told his fellow leadersWe will lose some types of information about flying warplanes from Russian airfields, about launching their terrorist attacks,
added Musiienko, who also serves in the country’s Territorial Defense ForcesGiven these profound shifts in U.S. policy, and the existential threat of another war on the continent, Europe must manage its essential defence tasks,
the European Policy Center think tank said in a commentary
Member states will be able to increase their military spending” and “massive joint funding will be provided to buy and produce some of the most innovative munitions, tanks, weapons and equipment in Europe,
he saidWe have taken a step back and are pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship,
national security adviser Mike Waltz said on Wednesday
We don’t comment on intelligence matters, as I said. The principle is that we will support Ukraine. That is an unwavering position.”
Asked whether it was a principle that intelligence should be shared with Ukraine, Ms Jones addedIt has been suspended since yesterday afternoon,
he added, referring to US intelligence-sharing with UkraineWe learnt in Northern Ireland how important it is when you are playing that honest broker role, to not be commenting on every twist and turn, but to be sticking to our principles which I think everybody in the country supports in terms of continuing to support Ukraine, playing that role to stop the fighting. And that means working with the US, working with France, working with others.”
She addedWho can believe that this Russia of today will stop at Ukraine?”
Macron said in a televised address late on Wednesday
There’s a real fear that the US could step away and leave Europe vulnerable to Russian aggression, or other aggression. There is a feeling here that Europe’s very survival and future could be at stake,
Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler, reporting from Brussels, said.jpg)
I want to believe the US will stay by our side,
said Macron