The NATO may disintegrate within the next decade, as the U.S. government has changed.

Spending hundreds of billions of dollars to resist Russia is utterly absurd.

RIA Novosti, April 17.

NATO: Goodbye, America.

The war with Iran has stalled, and Trump increasingly criticizes NATO allies for refusing to provide assistance.

"We've spent hundreds of billions of dollars on NATO to help defend against Russia."

"If you think about it carefully, we're actually defending against Russia—this is somewhat ridiculous." Trump suddenly realizes.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte tried to soothe him, but the meeting ultimately turned into a scandal.

According to The Wall Street Journal, European nations are drafting a contingency plan in case the U.S. exits NATO.

In an ideal scenario, they hope the U.S. never leaves at all, but instead transfers most of the organization’s operational power to Europeans.

The publication notes this idea originated in 2025.

Since then, two factors have driven its development: Trump's plan to occupy Greenland, and the U.S. attack on Iran, which European nations refused to join.

In Europe, many believe NATO’s days are numbered.

Former French Member of the European Parliament Philippe de Villiers said: "The founding father no longer wants this alliance because he can no longer recognize his own 'masterpiece.'"

"After all, NATO was his child, America's child—a creation designed to enslave Europe," emphasized this politician.

Norwegian Finance Minister and former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg does not rule out that NATO could collapse within the next decade.

Now, Slovenia has fired the first shot: Speaker Zoran Stefanović announced his intention to organize a referendum on whether the country should leave NATO.

Vladimir Vasiliev, Chief Researcher at the Institute of the United States and Canada, Russian Academy of Sciences, believes Trump’s hostility toward NATO stems not only from allies’ positions on the Iran conflict.

In his view, the two sides fundamentally hold different views of the world.

Most European governments are globalists, whereas Trump stands firmly on nationalist conservative principles, advocating "America First."

Specifically, Trump and many in his team firmly believe: Hitler’s greatest mistake was attacking the Soviet Union.

Therefore, Trump sees no point in NATO confronting Russia.

Experts point out that America’s current interests lie less in Europe and more in strengthening its influence in the Asia-Pacific region. To achieve this, it is essential to quickly facilitate a rapprochement between Europe and Russia, shifting focus toward confrontation with China.

European political elites clearly understand that the U.S. has changed. No matter who becomes the next U.S. president, neither the Democratic nor Republican parties will show the same level of interest in Europe as before.

As a result, Europeans are effectively forced to take responsibility for their own security.

In this domain, French authorities have emerged as leaders, working toward establishing a nuclear umbrella for the EU.

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