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THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Frequent U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that Washington couldn’t defend NATO allies which failed to employ ample on defence is precisely what Russian President Vladimir Putin loves to hear, the Dutch defence minister stated on Monday.
Trump suggested the united states couldn’t give protection to NATO allies who’re now not spending ample on defence from a skill Russian invasion.
“Moderately frankly, I ponder here’s exactly what Putin loves to hear,” Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren told Reuters on Monday. “Our strength is our cohesion. And if we’re now not united, it makes us weaker. And all americans is conscious of that that is what Putin is searching for.”
Enshrined in Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty is the thought of collective defence – the basis that an assault on one member is taken into epic an assault on all.
“It’s now not the main time that he says one thing along these strains. But on the identical time, or now not it is for sure demanding,” Ollongren stated.
“…And I ponder particularly now, with actual threats additionally to NATO nations, or now not it is vitally referring to that any individual who’s that major is announcing these items.”
Ollongren additionally celebrated that most NATO allies had been shut to or had reached the aim rate range spending on defence of on the least 2% of nasty domestic product.
