US President Joe Biden spoke about the need to support Washington’s allies, against the background of former American president Donald Trump’s statement that he refused to help NATO in the event of a hypothetical Russian attack. This was reported with reference to the press service of the Trump campaign headquarters. TASS.
Biden described Trump’s statement as “terrible and dangerous” and stated that he found such rhetoric from Republicans predictable. According to the president, the issue of freedom and democracy is being decided in the United States in November, and he aims for re-election to ensure their survival.
The president emphasized that U.S. leadership on the world stage and the support of allies are key to ensuring the security of Americans at home. Biden said Trump admitted that he was ready to abandon American allies in the event of a “Russian attack.”
Biden’s anger at Trump’s words was also shared by European Council President Charles Michel. He called Trump’s comments about NATO “reckless” and added that they served only the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In contrast, Republican Senator Marco Rubio said Sunday he was not concerned about the former president’s comments about NATO. According to Rubio, with such statements, Trump only wanted to draw attention to the problem of insufficient defense expenditures of the North Atlantic Alliance countries.
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg statedTrump appears to be putting his allies in the bloc at risk with his words.
Former American President Donald Trump during a rally in South Carolina on February 11 reported About Russia’s plans to encourage potential attacks on NATO countries.
Formerly US Secretary of State statedThat Russia and China currently pose “the most serious threat to world order” on the planet.