NATO chief condemns Trump's statements.
The former US president said he would refuse to defend alliance members who did not pay their defense bills.
247 - Former US President Donald Trump's derogatory comments about NATO members' failure to meet their military spending commitments have put the entire alliance at risk, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned in a statement on Sunday (11), reports the RT website.
Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, Trump suggested that these countries should not receive protection from the U.S. in the event of an attack.
Stoltenberg responded: “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines our entire security, including that of the U.S., and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk,” reiterating that the bloc remains “ready and able to defend all allies.”
Any attack on a NATO member country would trigger a "united and energetic response," Stoltenberg promised.