Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist is the latest in a series of European officials stepping up to pressure President-elect Donald Trump on his commitment to NATO, saying that “through his own actions” Trump had created question marks about where his loyalties lie.
Hultqvist said the Swedish government would get into contact with Trump’s transition team soon to seek clarificaition on his policy toward NATO, as well as where he stands on a relationship with Russia and in Eastern Europe.
This is more of the same, but is noteworthy because Sweden isn’t even a NATO member nation in the first place, and seems to be getting in on the European pressure to see the US continuing to throw troops and weaponry at Eastern Europe irrespective of being part of the NATO “alliance” which provides the basis for that.
During the campaign Trump drew into question the relevance of NATO in the post-Cold War era, suggesting that European nations need to be more responsible for their own security and that the US could no longer afford to keep so many troops around the planet. The comments did sit well with NATO leadership, which has since the election been making very public warnings against Trump changing the status quo.
I remember the days when Sweden used to be a respectable, neutral country.
I’ve been here nearly 20 years and I remember those days too. We don’t NATO, the US or for that matter the EU.
If Sweden has sense enough to not be a NATO country , I see no reason they should be concerned about who NATO is going to attack next , just as long it is not them . Sweden is in no danger , they always do what ever the NWO wants already .
Trump will have a good relationship with Putin.
China is a different story.
Why should American workers pay for EU defense or any other?
Maybe they’ll need to cut down on the “holidays” for their workers, and pay for their own defense for once.
Screw NATO. NATO endangers us all. Free the European vassal states to pursue their own foreign policy. Save money here. Use it on infrastructure which we will enjoy in peace.
LF
Let’s all hope Trump withdraws from NATO, the global organization that poses the greatest threat to the survival of the species.
The last sentence of the article should read: “The comments did NOT sit well with NATO leadership…”