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	Podcast:		The Debate
	Episode:		Alliance with "daddy" issues? NATO leaders flatter Trump to keep US on board
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:44:54
	Publish Date:		2025-06-25 18:14:25
	Description:		Allies can breathe a sigh of relief. The same Donald Trump who left the G-Seven Summit early showing up on time for the Nato summit in the Netherlands, an abridged summit to curry favor and keep his undivided attention. The U-S president played with members' nerves, entertaining suspense ove the United States’ commitment to Nato’s Article 5 though in the end reaffirming support for the Alliance's “all for one and one for all” clause in case of attack. After a victory lap over Iran, Trump all smiles over alliance members’ commitment to boost defense spending to 5-percent of GDP. Promises and purchases: Britain buying 12 F35A fighter jets made in the US of A. Music to Trump’s ears but how will that announcement go down with the likes of France which has been arguing for Europe to reduce its dependency on Washington? And then there’s Ukraine. Trump in the end taking the meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskiy but there too mixed messages both when it comes to Russia's relentless campaign of aggression and the benefit of the doubt so often granted by Trump to Vladimir Putin. Produced by Rebecca Gnignati, Elisa Amiri, Ilayda Habip.
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