NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday praised former President Trump for helping a record number of NATO member states meet their contribution requirements.
Stoltenberg appeared on Fox News on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine and why he believes the US needs to continue helping to defend Ukraine. NATO leaders said Russian hostility has led member states to step up contributions, but also noted President Trump’s fixation on the issue during his presidency.
“I [Trump] “Over the last four years, he has sent a very clear message that our European allies need to spend more, and I agree with that,” Stoltenberg said.
“The good news is that we’ve seen a significant increase in spending by our European allies over the last year or so. There’s still a long way to go, but again, we’re in a much better position than we were at the start. Those allies that aren’t at 2 percent yet expect to get there within the next few years.”
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday praised former President Trump for helping a record number of NATO member states meet their contribution requirements. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Stoltenberg also noted Russia’s growing friendship with China, North Korea and Iran, and said NATO countries should strive to create “consequences” for China, particularly when it comes to supporting Russia.
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“Russia has a lot of support from China, North Korea, Iran and all these dictatorships. They want the United States to fail, they want NATO to fail, they want all of us to fail in Ukraine, because it’s not just a victory for Putin, it’s a victory for Xi Jinping, Iran and North Korea,” he said.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg also noted Russia’s growing friendship with China, North Korea and Iran, and said NATO and its allies should strive to hold China to “consequences”, particularly regarding its support for Russia. (Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via Reuters/File photo)
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“China can’t have it both ways. China cannot maintain normal, friendly trading relations with its European and NATO allies and continue to be a major supporter of the largest war in Europe since World War II. So at some stage our European allies should also consider the consequences,” he said.
