The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, is scheduled to visit Washington next week and meet with Trump. NATO stated that this trip was originally planned in advance, but its timing coincides with a sudden deterioration in transatlantic relations. According to Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, Trump is expected to further elaborate on his views of NATO during a nationwide address on Wednesday evening. NATO spokespersons said that although Stoltenberg’s visit was not arranged at short notice, it undoubtedly comes at one of the most sensitive junctures for the alliance’s future. There is widespread international attention on whether Trump will use this opportunity to continue pressuring European allies or even send more signals about the U.S. re-evaluating its commitments to NATO.
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