The NATO Foreign Ministers are seeking reassurance on US commitment to alliance

APR 03, 2025 02:26 PM IST NATO DIPLOMACY-RUTTE: NATO Foreign Ministry is seeking reassurance about US commitment to alliance by Sabine Siebold and Andrew Gray Nato, ministers from abroad, is sought reassurance on the US commitment to Alliance Brussels Brussels-Nato Chief Market Rutte and the new US Ambassador has sought the European Ambassador, The fact that he will be on Thursday that Washington will remain President Donald Trump. They spoke when the NATO ministers of Foreign Ministry gathered in Brussels with the Europeans in the hope that Foreign Minister Marco Rubio would disappear about the US attitude, even with the tension over Trump’s sharp new trading tariffs. The European belief in the US as the ultimate protector of the continent against any attack of Russia has been severely shaken by Trump’s attempted approach with Moscow and the great pressure on Kyiv, because he wants to end the war in Ukraine. In addition, in recent months, Washington has said the European countries that it can no longer be focused mainly on the safety of the continent and that they will have to spend much more on the defense. The words and actions of the Trump administration raised questions about the future of NATO, the transatlantic block that has been the basis of European security over the past 75 years. The US has no plans to withdraw its military presence in Europe immediately, despite its demands that European countries take care of their own defense, Rutte said before the meeting of foreign ministers. “There are no plans for them to suddenly pull off their presence here in Europe,” Rutte said, referring to the US, before a meeting of NATO ministers in Brussels. “But we know that they are the superpower they are, they need to pay attention to more theaters. It is really logical that you are having that debate, and we have the debate for years. ‘ Matthew Whitaker, who started as the new permanent representative of the United States of America on Thursday, said he began in the track “at a critical moment in the history of the alliance”. “Under President Trump’s leadership, NATO will be stronger and more efficient than ever before,” he said in a statement. “But the vitality of the NATO is based on every ally who does their fair share.” European ministers are also likely to use the meeting to influence the talks that Trump began with Russia about the war in Ukraine, caused by Moscow’s invasion of 2022. A senior NATO diplomat said there were discomfort among Europeans that they were not yet involved in negotiations that are the key to the security of Europe. “It’s hard to swallow, but it’s a life fact,” the diplomat said on condition of anonymity. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without edits to text.