Better to anticipate… This Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron will receive the new Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte at the Élysée, against a backdrop of threats of disengagement by the United States from the Atlantic Alliance and an end to American support for Ukraine after the re-election of Donald Trump.
This is the first meeting between the French president and the Dutchman since the latter took office at the head of NATO on October 1.
Threat of disengagement of the United States from the Atlantic Alliance
“They will have the opportunity to address together the challenges facing the Alliance, and in particular support for Ukraine,” said the Elysée. “The President of the Republic will recall the central role of the Organization for our collective security, and the importance of developing its European pillar,” it was added.
During the American presidential campaign, Donald Trump increased threats of disengagement from the Atlantic Alliance, of which the United States is the main contributor.
Western officials also fear a slowdown, or even a halt, in American military support for Ukraine while Donald Trump has repeatedly denounced the billions spent by his country to help kyiv, promising to end the war in twenty-four hours.
Mark Rutte is counting on Donald Trump to whom NATO has given pledges of goodwill
“His leadership will once again be a key element in keeping our Alliance strong. I look forward to working with him again to advance peace by strengthening NATO,” commented Mark Rutte after the election of the Republican candidate.
NATO claims to have partly responded to the challenges launched by Donald Trump.
She has taken over the coordination of military aid to Ukraine, until then in the hands of the Americans, and, above all, she regularly highlights the budgetary efforts of European countries, accused by the billionaire of being “deadbeats”. “.
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