Bolton warns Europe: Trump could plan NATO exit!

Bolton warns Europe: Trump could plan NATO exit!

Brüssel, Belgien - John Bolton, the former national security advisor of Donald Trump, warns Europe of a "big mistake" if it continues to adhere to the creation of its own military structures. In an interview with the German weekly newspaper "Die Zeit", the 76-year-old foreign policy hardliner expressed his concern for the efforts to independent the European Union's defense capacities by the United States. Bolton does not convince these plans, which are also supported by the political ambitions of Friedrich Merz, the alleged next Chancellor in Germany. "I am very concerned when I hear that the European Union would have to be made a new military alliance," explained Bolton and added that the Europeans Trump should not give a "free letter" from NATO in his first term had discussed.

Bolton reported on a specific event during a NATO summit in Brussels 2018 when Trump called him and asked: "John, should we do it?" With this, Trump alluded to a possible NATO exit. At that time, Bolton appealed to Trump not to do this, but has since felt that the idea of ​​leaving the head has settled in Trump's head. "Trump only understands dollars and cent," Bolton continued, "he does not understand the idea that we are all stronger through NATO." These statements emphasize the worries that the bid administration must continue to deal with the complicated dynamics of NATO, especially with regard to the voices from Europe that demand more independence.

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