Donald Trump's threat to give Russia a free hand if NATO partners fail to meet the two percent target is causing unrest. Diplomats are looking for answers.
Trump's plan to attach financial conditions to the NATO alliance triggered a wave of diplomatic inquiries. Despite the pressure from the USA, the European state representatives are trying to maintain a good relationship with Trump. The most likely reason is the experience of the US election, in which most expected Hillary Clinton is expected to win and make little effort to establish good ties with Trump or Hillary Clinton. The 77-year-old has now switched to the conservative platform “Truth Social Media”, where the guests only listen to Trump’s platform. At the meetings with diplomats, even there not extreme opinions and emotions, there are less extreme opinions. According to reports, diplomats and representatives of not been in office for long are often taken less seriously in meetings with Donald Trump. In particular, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte often calls the “Trump whisperer,” whom Stoltenberg often refers to as ‘Trump’.