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(Dan Tri) – Former President Donald Trump said that NATO would not come to the rescue if the US was attacked, even though Washington is a key member of the alliance.
Former US President Donald Trump (Photo: Reuters).
`We’re paying for NATO, but we’re not getting much back from it,` former President Donald Trump told a crowd of supporters at a campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 27.
`I don’t want to tell you this about NATO. If we need their help, for example in case we are attacked, I don’t believe they will be there,` Mr. Trump said.
According to Article 5 of the NATO Charter, an armed attack against one NATO member state is considered an attack against all other member states.
During and after his presidency, Mr. Trump repeatedly criticized NATO, the military alliance led by the US.
Mr. Trump also criticized President Joe Biden for providing military aid to Ukraine during its conflict with Russia.
`We don’t have our own ammunition, but we’re giving a lot away,` Mr. Trump said last year.
This raises speculation that, if he returns to the White House, Mr. Trump will reduce or cut aid to Ukraine to pressure Kiev to sit at the negotiating table with Moscow with certain compromises.
Mr. Trump also pledged to end fighting between Moscow and Kiev within `24 hours` and restore peace in the region if re-elected.
In July 2023, Mr. Trump revealed more ways to resolve this conflict: `I will tell (Ukrainian President) Zelensky to stop, you have to accept a deal. I will
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Mr. Trump’s statement was unrealistic.
Mr. Zelensky and Ukrainian officials are still skeptical about Mr. Trump’s ability to end the conflict.
Late last year, Mr. Zelensky said: `I want to invite Mr. Trump to Ukraine. If he comes here, I need 24 minutes, just 24 minutes, no more to prove that his plan cannot end the conflict.`
Ukrainian officials affirmed that the country will never accept exchanging territory for peace.