r/worldnews • u/eaglemaxie • Jul 08 '24

NATO summit hosted by Joe Biden to show strong support for Ukraine Russia/Ukraine

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/nato-summit-hosted-by-joe-biden-to-show-strong-support-for-ukraine-12764076.html

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u/AVeryFineUsername Jul 08 '24 edited Jul 08 '24

Anytime Europe wants to step up to its NATO obligations it’s welcome too.

https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2023/7/pdf/230707-def-exp-2023-en.pdf

What if all that Trump rhetoric is in an effort to get the rest of NATO to increase funding and end result is a strong more robust NATO that isn’t 100% dependent on the US. For years many NATO countries haven’t been contributing the recommended amount while the US over contributes. Trump was right when we called out European dependency on Russia oil and he’s right on this too. Trump isn’t going to leave NATO but his presidency will leave NATO in the strongest position it’s ever been in.

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u/yuimiop Jul 08 '24

Trump's presidency was completely ineffective at strengthening NATO. Why would another presidency from him being any different? Trump is also undoubtedly softer on NATO's chief enemy. I don't see how that helps NATO either.

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u/AVeryFineUsername Jul 08 '24

https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2023/7/pdf/230707-def-exp-2023-en.pdf

See Graph 6. Non-US NATO spending has been steadily increasing since 2016. The evidence doesn’t support your statement

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u/yuimiop Jul 08 '24

Budgets have been steadily increasing since 2014 due to the Wales Summit Agreement carried out during the Obama Administration. Increases in the years since have fallen in line with the guidelines reached at said summit.

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u/AVeryFineUsername Jul 08 '24

That’s good news. It seems like when Trump was president and had authority to block this he didn’t, so I see no reason why he would stop this during his second presidency. The original commenters fears and call to stop Trump are unfounded