JAKARTA - European countries are asked to prepare with the possibility of the United States (US) leaving the North AtlantiK Defense Pact alias NATO if Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Election in 2024.
The possibility is based on a report by the Telegraph newspaper via Reuters that received information from a number of US diplomats.
Previously, Trump was asked about the US protection of his NATO allies from Russian attacks if those countries did not fulfill their obligation to bear defense spending.
Trump told one of the leaders of NATO member states who asked that the US would not defend its neglecting allies and would encourage Russia to "do whatever they want".
He added that every NATO member must pay more to the defense pact.
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Trump also expressed his dissatisfaction with NATO's performance and threatened to pull the US out of the pact if his European allies did not bear greater financial obligations for their own security guarantees.
A European diplomat said Trump's statement about US membership in NATO "of course" raised "concerns".
"No one knows what will happen later," the diplomat told the Telegraph.
Another diplomat from a European country who is also a NATO member said Trump's statement was increasingly highlighting Europe's excessive dependence on the US.
The diplomat said NATO countries should also discuss how to protect themselves if the US really leaves NATO.
Another diplomat said the uncertainty about the US membership in NATO would make European countries "more thinking about the defense-sufficient budget or not."
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