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ANALYSIS: Biden-Trump, different positions on NATO and European security

2024-04-02 22:06:01Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
ANALYSIS: Biden-Trump, different positions on NATO and European security
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As NATO marks its 75th anniversary this week, the future of the Alliance and the role of the United States in European security are issues that divide presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump. As Voice of America correspondent Scott Stearns reports, NATO is one of the core foreign policy issues of President Biden's campaign. Meanwhile, former President Trump does not believe that the United States should help European allies, in case of danger, if they do not increase the defense budget.

Seventy-five years after its founding, NATO, the most direct American commitment to European security remains through the Alliance.

Founded after World War II, NATO originally brought together the United States and 11 European countries with a pledge to help each other in the event of an attack.

At NATO's founding ceremony, President Harry Truman would say:

"If there is anything certain today and inevitable in the future, it is the will of the people for liberty and peace," said President Truman on April 4, 1949.

The main candidates for President of the United States, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have different positions on Russia's aggression against Ukraine, NATO's response and the significance of America's role in European security.

When he was president, Mr. Trump told NATO leaders that they were not allocating enough budget for their defense.

"Those who benefit the least from NATO are the United States. We benefit the least," President Trump said on December 3, 2019.

Five years later, Mr. Trump, during a campaign rally in South Carolina, said that getting tough with NATO members had paid off.

"NATO was almost destroyed before I was elected. They couldn't believe it when I told them that if they didn't increase defense spending, we wouldn't protect them. Since then, no more money has been allocated to defense," former President Trump said while attending an election rally at the University of Carolina.

NATO has expanded after the mandate of President Trump. Sweden and Finland recently joined the alliance in its biggest expansion since the fall of the Soviet Union, which enabled Eastern European countries to join NATO.

President Biden says the response to Russian aggression in Ukraine shows NATO is working.

"Before the war started, I told Putin that if he invaded Ukraine, NATO would not only be strengthened, but more united. We would see the democracies of the world rise up and oppose his aggression, which is exactly what we are seeing happening today," President Biden said.

As president, Mr. Trump prioritized relations with Russia and President Vladimir Putin. While campaigning for a second term, he recalled a NATO leader's question about threats from Russia.

"The president of a great country stood up and said: 'If we don't increase the defense budget and we are attacked by Russia, will you protect us?' I said, 'No, I wouldn't protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever they want,'” former President Trump said.

President Biden says that such an approach to European security is dangerous for America.

“A former Republican president, [Donald Trump], has told Putin: 'Do whatever you want, bowing to a Russian leader. I think it's outrageous. It is dangerous and unacceptable," said President Biden.

Mr. Trump, during an interview with the conservative British TV network "GB News", on March 9 of this year, was asked: "Would America help them if they did the right thing?"

Mr. Trump replied: 100 percent

Mr. Biden says that NATO is stronger and more united than ever. During the campaign for his re-election as President, Mr. Biden has made NATO one of the essential goals of his foreign policy./ VOA


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