NATO Secretary General Marc Ruttemet this Friday with the President-elect of the United States, Donald Trumpin Palm Beach, Florida, as confirmed by a spokesperson for the transatlantic military alliance.
“They talked about all the global security issues facing the Alliance“said spokesperson Farah Dakhlallah in a brief statement.
Rutte, a former Dutch prime minister, allegedly used a Dutch government plane to fly to Palm Beach Airport, near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, according to public television. WE.
Two days after Trump’s election, Rutte said he wanted to meet him. Then he said he wanted to address the president-elect with the “threat” posed by strengthening ties between Russia and North Korea.
Rutte is considered one of the best European leaders in blacksmithing a good working relationship with Trump during his first term as President of the United States.
The candidate for the post of ambassador to NATO
The meeting took place just two days after Trump nominated the former attorney general as acting attorney general. Matthew Whitaker like the next one American Ambassador to NATO.
“Matt will strengthen relationships with our NATO allies and stand firm in the face of threats to peace and stability,” the Republican politician said in a statement.
Furthermore, he stressed that the new ambassador “will put America first”“, the slogan Trump uses to promote a more isolationist foreign policy.
According to the president-elect, Whitaker is “a strong warrior and a loyal patriotwhich will guarantee the advancement and defense of the interests of the United States. »
Trump was during his first term very critical of NATO and he disgraced his Atlantic Alliance partners for not allocating enough money to collective defense.
During the last election campaign, He even suggested encouraging Russia to do what it wanted. with European countries so that they do not increase their defense spending and, in addition, he questioned the sending of American military aid to Ukraine.
