Start of the NATO summit. Trump in Brussels is not met because of football in Russia

US President Donald Trump began his European tour, during which he will visit the NATO summit in Brussels, visit Britain, and then travel to Helsinki to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The beginning of the visit at Trump did not work out right away. None of the high-ranking officials of the Belgian authorities met the American president: the royal family and the prime minister watched the semi-final match of the World Cup 2018 in Russia between the Belgian and French teams. The Belgians lost with the 0: 1 score.

Trump, before flying to Brussels, said that "the summit can be difficult to pass." According to the American president, the difficulties are related to the fact that "NATO members should remain the United States." Trump once again raised the issue that a number of NATO countries do not contribute to the consolidated budget of the North Atlantic military bloc of the statutory 2% of GDP. The US President notes that the situation in which American taxpayers pay for the security of many other countries of the alliance cannot continue.

Trump's next claim was commented by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. According to the Canadian Prime Minister, the official Ottawa does not plan to double its military budget. The fact is that over the past year the Canadian government has allocated for defense not 2% of GDP, as required by the NATO charter, but only about 1,2%. This caused outrage in Washington.

Trudeau, trying to smooth out sharp corners, said that in the near future, Canada would purchase frigates and 15 military aircraft for the needs of its armed forces, including fifth-generation F-88 fighter jets.
Recall that the NATO summit starts in Brussels today - 11 July.

Comments

[parusnik]

It didn’t grow together right away

[Logall]

The meeting by senior officials of the state is agreed in advance! So it should not have been. I doubt Trump cares. Only the press ...

[Tatyana]

Still, Trump by nature is a very cool and charismatic businessman and trader. Trump is a very proactive "top manager" in sales from the US military-industrial complex to other countries of American weapons.

It seems that for Trump, there is nothing holier than the sale of American weapons to other countries and fanning armed conflicts between them.
It cannot be that Trump was no longer with the American military-industrial complex in proportion. It’s even interesting what percentage of sales are “pouring” into his pocket.

[cniza]

Good day to everyone, I don’t know whether NATO will break it up or not, but it will shake the denyush out more than from all the participants in this bloc.

[parusnik]

That certainly will go through the bins of NATO members ....

[MPN]

that "NATO members remain owed to the US"

At the time, the competition to announce "Who should not be the United States" with a serious prize pool, because no one will win anyway ...

[SSR]

Quote: cniza

but denyushki will shake out with interest, from all participants of this block.

Because he, the president of his country, because he introduced such duties and his logic is clear - stop feeding other people's mouths.
We ourselves don’t like it when we write off billions of dollars in debts, and yet that money could be spent on developing our country.
The Americans are “red necks”, they support Trump with all their arms and legs and the local Vasilievs are pouring mud)))
PS.
Although not without errors. This is when I separated the children from their parents.

[your1970]

Quote from S.S.R.

Because he, the president of his country, because he introduced such duties and his logic is clear - stop feeding other people's mouths.

- there are only nuances
1) an increase in fees will lead to HANDLING products manufactured in the USA, lower demand, lower sales, etc., the delights of capitalism, including unemployment
2) at the same time, he obviously cannot increase the volume of production at home

[den3080]

Yes.
Posing a question in the style of post-Soviet 90s racketeers (that is, in the usual American style): Pay ME for protection! You all owe ME for life! Who does not pay - blame yourself, you will begin to have problems.
And somehow the Americans do not care that NATO or the IMF, for example, are an international organization, that the Iranian deal is not only about the United States and Iran.
Eekhma.
There you have democracy and freedom of speech and free trade, you can list a number of Western values, which in fact turn out to be just clever (for the time being) tricks.

[Paranoid50]

Quote: Tatiana

It seems that for Trump, there is nothing holier than the sale of American weapons to other countries and fanning armed conflicts between them.

Oh, Tatyana, nothing is hidden from you .... Yes, for any huckster, regardless of level, there is nothing closer and dearer than sales. At times, their thirst for profit prevails even over the instinct of self-preservation. But the insatiable thirst for profit is also their weak point, because you can play on any human vices.

[siberalt]

NATO has become useless for the security of Europe, in view of the absence of a real enemy that can be defeated. And Trump’s attempt to squeeze money from Europe for her safety will only accelerate the collapse of the Atlantic bloc.

[helmi8]

Quote: siberalt

NATO has become useless for the security of Europe, in view of the absence of a real enemy that can be defeated.

NATO now exists only to demand money from Europe. And about security .... well, a very controversial issue. Look at NATO military operations - only with partisans and are at war. A little more serious opponent is already a problem for them ...

[tagil]

Do not add not reduce.

[sagitch]

Well that's all! Now the insult will not pass, to the lid of the coffin.
Trump’s actions at the summit will be unpredictable and will fly away before meeting with Putin.

[Baloo]

Quote: sagitch

Well that's all! Now the insult will not pass, to the lid of the coffin.
Trump’s actions at the summit will be unpredictable and will fly away before meeting with Putin.

Severe Russian hackers thwarted a meeting of trampampam in the airport. What will happen to all of us now? What will answer trumpamps ???

[igorbrsv]

Yes. Specially organized match at this time

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: sagitch

Well that's all! Now the insult will not pass, to the lid of the coffin.
Trump’s actions at the summit will be unpredictable and will fly away before meeting with Putin.

Will fly away of course. He will not hang around in Brussels until July 16th. And yes ... "He will give away slammers to NATO members."

[APASUS]

Why these sentiments, you just need to pay the Americans. Everything is just business and nothing personal!

[Semurg]

There is a point in NATO about 2% of the defense budget, but after the collapse of the alliance and the Warsaw Pact, these expenses were redundant.

[Uncle lee]

These Belgians are completely insolent - Trump himself flew to them, and they are chasing football!

[bouncyhunter]

Volodya, hello! Since Trump, as a capricious child, is touchy and vindictive, it is unlikely that he will simply swallow the way he was “entrusted with the device” in Belgium. And the very behavior of the Belgian elite suggests: that this is a riot on a ship?

[Uncle lee]

pasha I don’t even guess what kind of punishment Trump will invent for NATO slaves! But it doesn’t seem enough.

[bouncyhunter]

Quote from Uncle Lee

I don’t even guess what kind of punishment Trump will invent for NATO servants

"Use everything under your arm and do not look for another" (c)
It may well increase pressure by 2% of GDP.

[Snail N9]

These Belgians are completely insolent - Trump himself flew to them, and they are chasing football!

Well yes. If he had flown to Russia, just as his senators had flown in the previous day, then the whole “elite” would have applauded while standing, while others would have crashed to their knees in front of the “gentleman” (except Poklonskaya) .... well, dressed in bread and salt and carpet from the plane to the hotel ....

[Altona]

What is it all the time? The master arrived, and the monarchical football player’s servile looks and zero attention.

[Baloo]

Trumpampam cried into the pillow all night. What cruel and ungrateful these Europeans are. Send him at least a lollipop.

[rotmistr60]

"NATO members remain due to the US"

And tell me, who should not the United States directly, indirectly or by decision of Trump? A strange picture - the United States owes everything and at the same time the external debt of this country has exceeded $ 20.6 trillion. For 250 years, one must be able to put the whole world in the position of a repentant (except Russia, China, the DPRK and several Latin American countries) and try to dictate the conditions for how they live and what to do.

[Masya masya]

The plane flies - the wheels are erased ...
You didn’t wait for us - but we got into trouble!

[DMoroz]

And we Trotik cats do not care .... we sleep.

But when we wake up ...

[DMoroz]

We can free the whole world ...

[Altona]

Quote: bouncyhunter

Since Trump, as a moody child, is touchy and vindictive, it is unlikely that he will simply swallow the way he was “entrusted with the device” in Belgium.

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Yes, Pasha, and his revenge will be scary. Will impose duties on some Belgian tractors or rifles.

[bouncyhunter]

Eugene

Quote: Altona

Will impose duties on some Belgian tractors or rifles.

Trump is quite capable of this, but here you do not need to invent an excuse. Although with the same rifles I see no reason to bother: there is also its own "home" office FN Herstal USA.

[bolt]

None of the high-ranking representatives of the Belgian authorities met the American president: The Royal Family and the Prime Minister watched the semi-final match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia between the Belgian and French national teams.

Did you watch football? And Trump thought: “The royal family ..? Is democracy enough in this ... how is it? Yes, Belgium?”

[DMoroz]

But is democracy enough in this ... how is it? Yes, Belgium?

Nicholas This is an already completed stage. Royal trump democracy in Saudi Arabia in a saber dance approved ...

[kunstkammer]

Quote: cniza

I don’t know whether it will ruin or not ruin NATO, but the denyushki will be more than shaken out of all the participants

I also don’t know whether the pension reform will ruin Russia, when certain regions already refuse to live according to these draconian laws ... but the denyushki from the population, mainly Russian, the Putin-Medvedev government will more than shake out all the participants

Quote: Tatiana

It cannot be that Trump was no longer with the American military-industrial complex in proportion.

It looks like the Putin-Medvedev government has a share in the Pension Fund. It’s even interesting what percentage of such a robbery of the people “pours” into their pocket ...

[NF68]

The US President notes that the situation in which US taxpayers also pay for the security of many other countries of the alliance cannot continue.

Maybe for a start it would be nice to ask if these NATO countries need US protection? NATO countries currently have approximately 70% of all funds that are spent on our planet on weapons.

[16112014nk]

And in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the NATO are fighting among themselves!

[vit357]

The main thing is that Trump is taught to correctly wear a foil hat under a wig, of course this is a weak remedy for Putin's zombie, but so far the most effective)

[Business trip]

. That certainly will go through the bins of NATO members ....

Paraphrasing a movie hero: In a word, a businessman.
And in business there are no friends, there are only partners. What we see now. Friends ended with Obama's departure. Europe and other countries are trying to digest new realities. Let's see what happens in the end.