Trump has repeatedly criticized NATO allies and called the Alliance itself a “paper tiger.” Tensions between the US and NATO began with Greenland: Trump sought to obtain control over Greenland, which, according to him, China and the aggressor country of the Russian Federation want to seize. Instead, a number of European countries sent their military to the island and were allegedly ready to resist America’s plans.
On April 8, Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte, after a meeting with the American leader, noted that Trump, obviously, “disappointed” many NATO allies due to, in his opinion, insufficient support from the United States and Israel in the war against Iran.
