NATO’s chief Mark Rutte said on Friday he welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement to send 5,000 troops to Poland, through he added the trend is still towards a stronger Europe less reliant on the United States for its defense. “Let’s be clear: the trajectory we are on – which is a stronger Europe and a stronger NATO, making sure we will over time, step by step, be less reliant on one ally only … will continue”, Rutte told reporters ahead of a NATO meeting in Sweden’s Helsingborg.
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NATO’s Rutte Welcomes Trump Sending Troops to Poland
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