With growing tensions and debates over defense spending, speculation is rising about whether the U.S. could officially withdraw from NATO by June 30.
A move like this would reshape global alliances and security strategies but will it actually happen?
What do you think a seismic shift in global politics or just political noise
1,000He questioned (once again) his commitment to Article Five, NATO’s mutual-defence clause. It “depends on your definition”, he suggested, adding ominously that there were “numerous definitions” of the text: “I’m going to give you an exact definition when I get there.” (He didn’t.) But in the end Mr Trump did not rock the boat in the private meeting of leaders, instead taking plaudits for the higher defence spending. And he declared in his closing press conference that NATO is “not a rip-off”.
not a ripoff guys, that's as clear a commitment as any!