The Wall Street Journal reported today: Trump hinted that NATO allies avoided frontline combat during the Afghanistan war, a statement that has sparked outrage and further exacerbated already tense relations between the U.S. and some of its closest partners. UK Prime Minister Starmer called Trump's remarks "insulting and frankly shocking."
Commentary: This remark by Trump is not accidental but another explicit expression of his unilateralism and America-first mentality. It not only worsens the already strained US-EU relations over issues such as trade and defense spending, but also further undermines the trust within NATO, making it clear to close allies once again that the U.S. is self-serving and disregards the efforts of its partners in alliance relationships. This has planted deeper seeds of concern for the unity and future operations of NATO, and has placed the transatlantic alliance, already facing multiple challenges, into an even more serious crisis of trust.
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