Former US President Donald Trump was close to withdrawing the country from NATO during his time in office. Former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton spoke about this issue, the publication reported. Policy.
According to him, the 45th president wants to lay the foundation for the US withdrawal from the North Atlantic Alliance. Bolton explained that Trump’s plans stemmed in part from a lack of understanding of how useful this organization’s structures could be.
“During the 2018 NATO summit, he came very close to leaving NATO at the top,” the former official recalled.
He also added that a US refusal to join the North Atlantic Alliance would signal the collapse of the alliance.
February 11 Trump spoke At the pre-election rally in the US state of South Carolina. During the event, the former owner of the White House announced that the Russian Federation is ready to promote hypothetical attacks on NATO member countries that do not fulfill their financial obligations under the organization’s defense program.
Previously Biden accused Trump is trying to provoke Putin into attacking NATO.