KIEV — These are worrying times for those members on NATO’s eastern edge, especially for countries such as Ukraine that are dependent on the alliance for support against a newly assertive Russia.
And Donald Trump’s comments at this week’s summit in Belgium did little to alleviate their concerns.
In his speech inaugurating the alliance’s new headquarters, the American president may have singled out Russia as one of the main threats facing NATO. And many in Kiev will take in comfort in Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s comment that alliance’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty was “unwavering.â€
But it was what Trump didn’t offer — an unambiguous …read more
Source: POLITICO – Europe Edition
