Donald Trump wants NATO members to put in ‘greater efforts’ combat terrorism

President Donald Trump wants the NATO countries to make a greater effort towards combating terrorism and expects more financial commitment than they agreed to, the White House has said.

“With respect to NATO, there’s two issues. One is, he (Trump) would like to see a greater effort placed on combating terrorism. And two is to see more of the countries living up to their financial obligation that they agreed to,” the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at his daily news conference.

Trump leaves on a five-nation tour later this week, during which he would attend the NATO Summit in Brussels. In his meeting with NATO leaders, the US President would confer on the war in Afghanistan and the fight against ISIS.

At a separate news conference, the Pentagon Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said that NATO will continue to be the guarantor of peace and stability in the North Atlantic area. “Our commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of the NATO charter is clear. And this summer, we expect there to be numerous exercises with more than 20 nations in the Black Sea and Baltic regions of Europe,” he said.

“This collective training involves a joint and combined force of tens …read more