The State Duma saw the prerequisites for the collapse of NATO and the European Union
The words of US President Donald Trump about withdrawing from NATO are in many ways a bluff and populism. Alexey Chepa, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Relations, expressed this opinion on Tuesday, April 7.
On April 6, Trump announced that he had said goodbye to the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO). 360.ru . According to him, the reason for the breakup was allegedly the reaction of the alliance countries to the desire of the United States to control Greenland, according to the website. kp.ru .
The American leader added that the stain that appeared after the alliance refused to help Washington in the operation against Iran "will never disappear."
"We know that a lot of Trump's statements are emotional, but I would like to say that they are talking about this more and more often, about the US not needing to participate in this union, that they do not want to finance it anymore, and this worries and frighteningly unnerves the Europeans. Water, as they say, slowly sharpens the stone, and these are serious prerequisites for the collapse of both NATO and the European Union," the MP said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .
Chepa added that the head of the White House is trying to put pressure on his European partners with such statements.
On April 1, Trump announced that he was seriously considering the US withdrawal from NATO after the alliance refused to help in the conflict with Iran. According to him, the North Atlantic Alliance has never influenced him.
In turn, Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth noted that Trump will decide the future of NATO after the end of the conflict in Iran. He stressed that the United States faces obstacles and hesitations, even when they send requests to NATO members for the deployment of bases and the possibility of overflight.
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