The Telegraph has learned about Trump's plans to limit the rights of NATO countries

US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of limiting decision-making to NATO countries if they do not increase defense spending. The Telegraph newspaper wrote about this on March 27, citing a source in the administration of the American president.

"Any country that does not spend 5% of GDP on defense should not have the right to vote on future NATO spending. <...> You cannot vote if you do not pay yourself," said a source in the US administration.

The newspaper writes that among such restrictions may be participation in resolving issues of conducting military operations, as well as the application of the article on the collective defense of the alliance.

There is no agreement: why NATO will not join the attacks on Iran

The United States can create an informal coalition of allies, but most of the alliance's countries will prefer only to observe.

The day before, Trump said that Washington may reconsider its financing of NATO due to the lack of support from the alliance in the United States operation against Iran. The American leader added that the review of support could be beneficial for the United States, as the country spends about $100 billion annually on ensuring the security of the alliance.

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