European leaders are increasingly concerned about the potential return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency and the impact it could have on the continent's security. The European Union (EU) and NATO officials are urged to prepare for the possibility of war without U.S. support. German officials and their NATO colleagues are already developing informal plans for the continued existence of the Alliance without the United States. Trump's isolationist stance and his questioning of NATO's usefulness have raised fears about the survival of the alliance.
German fears grow that NATO won’t survive Trump as he has repeatedly questioned the bloc’s usefulness, accusing its members of freeloading off the US – NYT https://t.co/TmAGWHKxvs https://t.co/eZ1oOwdyDL
If an isolationist like Trump returned to the White House, the consequences for European security could be grave, @DougKlain and James Batchik argue. https://t.co/t5G4WsNar6
The possibility of former US President Donald Trump's return to power has prompted German officials and their NATO colleagues to begin developing informal plans for the continued existence of the Alliance without the United States , writes the "New York Times". ▪️German Defense…
“Donald Trump may well be more antagonistic to Europe and European values in a second term, dramatically increasing the risks to the continent’s security and aggravating its existing difficulties.” https://t.co/YGybCkx2TG
The European Union (EU) must prepare for war without NATO and U.S. support because of the potential threat of Donald Trump's return to the U.S. presidency. The leader of the center-right European People's Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, called on the bloc's countries to do so,… https://t.co/qGmtSIhbZU
European leaders are waking up to the fact that it's time that they made serious preparations to bolster their defense in the event of Trump’s second term, @DougKlain and James Batchik argue. https://t.co/t5G4WsNar6