Donald Trump announced at a meeting at the White House with the leader of Finland, Alexander Stubb, that The USA intends to buy 11 icebreakers from the Finns. The leaders also talked about NATO, the war in Ukraine and the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Trump asked about US troops in Europe. “We can move them.”
The US president was asked by one of the journalists whether he intended to withdraw American forces from Europe. — No, but we can move some of them – said the president.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth added that the US is analyzing where its forces are stationed and what makes the most sense for Americans and NATO allies.
Trump pointed to one country. “Maybe you should kick him out of NATO.”
Trump also said that perhaps Spain should be considered expelling Spain because it does not spend enough on defense.
– They have no argument not to do it (…). Maybe you should, honestly, kick them out of NATO – he added.
In recent months, Spain has been criticized by NATO allies, including the US, for its resistance to allocating 5%. GDP for defense. The government in Madrid argued, among other things, that spending at the level of 2.1% would be sufficient to meet the Alliance's goals, and also emphasized its involvement in missions on the eastern flank.
The president also assured that The US would “vigorously” defend Finland in the event of an attack from Russia, However, he said he did not think Vladimir Putin would do it.
— We sell a lot of weapons to NATO. And most of it, I assume, goes to Ukraine, Trump added. He announced that may impose new sanctions on Russia.
