NATO chief tells AFP Trump has not 'undercut' collective defence pledge

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 4, 2025 NATO chief Mark Rutte insisted Friday that US President Donald Trump has not undermined the alliance's Article Five collective defence pledge and said an American conventional presence would stay in Europe. "Article Five, he has not undercut. He has committed to NATO, he has committed to Article Five," Rutte told AFP in an interview. Trump has rattled allies by threatening to only defe

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NATO chief tells AFP Trump has not 'undercut' collective defence pledge
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) April 4, 2025
NATO chief Mark Rutte insisted Friday that US President Donald Trump has not undermined the alliance's Article Five collective defence pledge and said an American conventional presence would stay in Europe. "Article Five, he has not undercut. He has committed to NATO, he has committed to Article Five," Rutte told AFP in an interview. Trump has rattled allies by threatening to only defe