LONDON — European leaders were left shaken following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments that NATO is “obsolete.”The organization has formed the bedrock of Europe’s security since World War Two, but some EU leaders say Europe must now take responsibility for its own defense. The continent would face a huge deficit in military capability if the NATO alliance broke down. The first contingent of German and Belgian troops arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday, which followed a separate U.S. deployment of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, to Poland in early January. The buildup is part of NATO’s 4,000 troop reinforcement in the Baltic States and Poland, which aims to reassure front-line states. READ MORE OF THIS REPORTSOURCE: VOA News Online(Visited 9 times, 9 visits today)Commentscomments

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