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Two Republican senators broke with President Donald Trump on his threat to leave NATO because it would fulfill the "dreams" of Russia and China.
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Russia reacts to Trump's NATO threat
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said NATO was "hostile" after Donald Trump threatened to pull the United States from the alliance
For years, President Donald Trump has voiced sharp criticism of NATO, including a slew of statements since the beginning of the Iran war. In two recent interviews, he has said he would consider taking the significant step of withdrawing the United States from the alliance altogether.
NATO member states must step up and demonstrate their value to the US after President Donald Trump threatened to leave the bloc amid frustrations over the war against Iran, Washington’s top envoy to the alliance said.
Five recent moves would likely please the Russian President, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington.
The U.S. president has threatened to pull the U.S. out of the military alliance.
Trump's meandering speech did little to assuage U.S. allies and world markets concerned about the conflict's ongoing disruptions to the global oil supply.