Trump considers 'relinquishing leadership of NATO' and insist UK and France take more responsibility

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Trump considers 'relinquishing leadership of NATO' and insist UK and France take more responsibility as Starmer plans return to DC WITH Zelensky to present 'united front' on peace plan

Daily Mail
By JASON GROVES and MARK NICOL
4 March 2025



Donald Trump is considering relinquishing its leadership of Nato after insisting that European allies take more responsibility for the security of the continent, the Mail can reveal.

The US has held its leadership position since the founding of the defence alliance in the aftermath of World War Two. Since then, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe has always been a senior US general.

But in line with the US's insistence that European allies take more responsibility for Europe's security, it also expects a British or French general to take up this position.

It comes after the US President stunned Western allies by imposing a 'temporary' pause in the supply of vital American military aid following a historic spat with Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last week.

President Trump warned on Monday night that he would 'not put up with' the Ukrainian leader for much longer as the relationship between the pair soured yet further after two weeks of back and forth comments.

Hours later, the White House said assistance was being 'reviewed' to 'ensure that it is contributing to a solution', triggering warnings that, without a U-turn, Ukraine's vital stockpile of US weapons would be spent by the summer.

But on Tuesday Zelensky extended an olive branch to Trump after Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned him he had to rebuild relations to save his country.

In a conciliatory intervention, after the White House announced a freeze on military aid to Kyiv, the Ukrainian President said he 'really valued' America's support and was 'ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts'.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14461995/Trump-leadership-NATO-UK-France-Starmer-Zelensky-peace-plan.html

[DefiantMassRINO]

In theory, that's a great idea, but, in reality it is fraught with peril.

France and England had the lead in World War I and World War II, and they weren't up to the task.  In the past, they haven't been able or willing to fulfill their previous security guarantees with Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.

Let Canada take the lead in NATO.  They have closer historical and cultural ties to France and England.

European powers have a habit of making secret, duplicitous agreements among themselves to either maintain a 'balance of power' or 'dominance' over the European Continent.  They are always trying to re-draw the world's boundaries to their imperial designs.

[dfwgator]

Good luck getting soldiers who want to fight for Europe.