ADVERTISEMENTSpeaking on Saturday at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump recalled how as president he told an unidentified NATO member that he would "encourage" Russia to do as it wishes in cases of NATO allies who are "delinquent". Trump's remarks caused deep concern in Poland, which was under Russian control in past centuries, and where anxieties are high over the war Russia is waging just across the Polish border in Ukraine. In 2014, NATO allies pledged to move toward spending two per cent of GDP on defence by 2024. Under NATO's mutual defence clause, Article 5 of its founding treaty, all allies commit to help any member who comes under attack. NATO has undertaken its biggest military buildup since the Cold War since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Source: The Telegraph February 12, 2024 04:14 UTC