The United States' European NATO allies are concerned about the muted response of American President Donald Trump to the UAV incident in Poland and are beginning to doubt Washington's readiness to protect them from possible threats, APA reports citing Reuters.
In Europe, Trump's muted reaction was interpreted as another manifestation of his "America First" policy, which assumes that European countries should provide for their own security. "This episode underlines that Trump, unlike other presidents since [Franklin] Roosevelt, does not consider European security to be the centerpiece of US security," said former US Ambassador to NATO (2009-2013) Ivo Daalder.
According to the agency's sources, similar incidents in the past would have prompted an immediate response from Washington. Now, Trump's reaction in Europe is described as a "public shrug." According to the agency's sources, European politicians perceived the American president's statements with "disappointment," "bewilderment," and even "anxiety." A senior German official said that U.S. representatives had discussed the U.S. drone incident with European allies, but appeared "hesitant." "We cannot rely on the U.S. for anything with this administration. But we have to pretend that we can," he told the agency.
A diplomat from an Eastern European country called the US reaction "a deafening silence." "So far, the US hasn't really cheered anyone up," he said. An agency source from Italy noted that most NATO countries reacted negatively to the US reaction to the incident, but avoided openly criticizing Washington. European diplomats are also alarmed by the fact that the US Air Force did not participate in the operation to neutralize the UAV. But the US explains this by the fact that the Netherlands was responsible for the airspace over Poland at the time of the incident.
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