British Defense Minister: We expect Trump to remain committed to Ukraine and NATO

According to RCO News Agency, British Defense Minister John Haley said today (Monday) in response to the question whether Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election will weaken Washington’s support for Kiev against Moscow. , he understands that countries achieve security through power, just like alliances like NATO.

Speaking to Sky News, he added: “And I expect the United States to stand by allies like the UK and stand by Ukraine as long as it takes to defeat[Russian President]Putin.”

Stressing that “the US commitment to NATO and European security will remain strong during the Trump presidency,” Haley said that she has been coming to the conclusion for some time that European countries need to “increase more heavily” in terms of raising defense spending. to do

The British defense minister, trying to convince the US president-elect to continue supporting the war in Ukraine, clarified: I do not expect the United States to turn away from NATO. They understand the importance of unity. They understand the importance of avoiding further conflict in Europe.

These statements come after Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election last week as the Republican candidate, repeatedly said during his campaign that he would quickly end the war in Ukraine if he came to power. He has also expressed doubts about the NATO alliance and its effectiveness for the United States.

His positions on the war in Ukraine and NATO have caused a lot of concern among European leaders, especially the supporters of Kiev and the possibility of Washington cutting off financial, military and political support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia.

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