(ANSA-AFP) - BRUSSELS, FEB 12 - NATO "cannot be an alliance a
la carte," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday
after Donald Trump downplayed his commitment to NATO's security
umbrella in Europe if he becomes US president again. Trump
ignited a political firestorm and sent a chill through the
United States' European allies on Saturday when he said he would
"encourage" Russia to attack any NATO country that does not meet
financial obligations. "Let's be serious. NATO cannot be an a la
carte military alliance, it cannot be a military alliance that
works depending on the humour of the president of the US" day to
day, Borrell said. "It exists or it not exists," he said, adding
that he was not going to keep commenting on "any silly idea"
emerging from the US presidential election campaign. The words
from Trump -- who, when in power, pulled America out of an
international pact designed to curb Iran's nuclear programme,
and the Paris climate accord -- prompted a broadside from
current US President Joe Biden. (ANSA-AFP).
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