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| Trump Meets With NATO Secretary-General At White House | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 12 2017, 04:07 PM (15 Views) | |
| Webster | Apr 12 2017, 04:07 PM Post #1 |
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![]() (Daily Telegraph) Donald Trump meets with Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary general --Donald Trump and Jens Stoltenberg are holding a joint press conference, following their first meeting in the White House. Mr Trump has accused NATO allies of not paying their fair share for defence, and even said he believes the alliance is "obsolete". But he has significantly toned down his comments since taking office and the US has affirmed its commitement to NATO. |
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| Webster | Apr 12 2017, 04:14 PM Post #2 |
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(Daily Telegraph) Nato is "no longer obsolete" Donald Trump has said Nato is no longer "obsolete" as he once claimed, announcing that the alliance is expected to play a greater role in "fighting terrorism". Mr Trump said he spoke with Mr Stoltenberg about the alliance playing a greater role in fighting Isil in Iraq, and also becoming more involved in Afghanistan. He repeated his belief that "we must also ensure that NATO members meet their financial obligations and pay what they owe". He said he and Mr Stoltenberg agreed that more must be done to ensure that member countries pay the two per cent of GDP commitment to defence. |
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| Webster | Apr 12 2017, 04:30 PM Post #3 |
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(Daily Telegraph) "Getting along" with Vladimir Putin "may not happen" Donald Trump said he would soon speak with Mr Tillerson to hear more about his visit to Russia. He said that the "end result is what's important; not just talk". He said it would be "wonderful" if NATO and our country "could get along with Russia". "We are not getting along with Russia at all," Mr Trump said. "It's at an all time low." "Russia is a strong country. We are a very very strong country. We'll see how that works out. It would be a fantastic thing if we could get along with Putin. It may not happen; it may be just the opposite." |
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| Webster | Apr 12 2017, 04:34 PM Post #4 |
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(Daily Telegraph) "We don't want a new Cold War" Mr Stoltenberg said Nato is implementing the biggest reinforcements in collective defence since the Cold War. He said the world "must avoid a new cold war or arms race". As well as building a strong alliance and deploying more troops, he said it was important to establish better diplomatic relations with Russia. |
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| Webster | Apr 12 2017, 04:59 PM Post #5 |
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![]() (Daily Telegraph) Trump says will take on North Korea without China's backing if necessary Speaking at the joint news conference with visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Mr Trump addressed his recent meeting and phone conversation with Xi Jinping, China's president. "President Xi wants to do the right thing. We had a very good bonding, I think we had a very good chemistry together, I think he wants to help us with North Korea," Trump said. "We talked trade, we talked a lot of things, and I said the way you're going to make a good trade deal is to help us with North Korea, otherwise we're just going to go it alone, that'll be all right too, but going it alone means going with lots of other nations." |
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