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'If they don't pay I'm not going to defend them' - Trump on Nato

07 March 2025 02:01 (UTC +04:00)

Asked about Macron's comments that France might extend its nuclear umbrella over its European partners, US President Donald Trump replies that he favours "denuclearisation" instead, APA reports citing BBC.

"We've made a lot of progress with Ukraine and a lot of progress with Russia over the last couple of days and it would be great to bring that to an end so we don't have to talk that way about nuclear," he says.

And, the US president reiterated his stance that European partners need to step up defence spending, when questioned on whether he might withdraw US funding from Nato.

"It's common sense right, if they don't pay I’m not going to defend them," he says.

Trump also says he is "looking at that" when questioned on rumours that the temporary legal status of 240,000 Ukrainians who fled to the US may be revoked.

He adds: "We're not looking to hurt them, especially Ukrainians, they've gone through a lot."