Trump, the Republican front-runner in November’s election, said last week that he would not want to protect NATO members from a future attack by Russia if those countries’ NATO contributions fall behind.
THE newly elected president of Finland Alexander Stubb said today that his country should keep calm and focus on joining NATO despite his recent statements American ex-president Trump for the military alliance.
Trump, the Republican front-runner in November’s election, said last week that he would not want to protect NATO members from a future attack by Russia if those countries’ NATO contributions fall behind.
“Campaigns for US elections are very different from Finnish elections and the rhetoric used is much tougher… I think at this stage it is better to remain calm and focus on building our membership in NATO,” he said. Stubb during a press conference.
Finland allocates more than 2% of its GDP for defense spending as agreed by NATO member countries, Stubb added.
Yesterday, Sunday, Stubb narrowly won the presidential election and will take office on May 1 in charge of security and foreign policy, as well as the attitude of the newest member of NATO towards Russia, with which it shares a long border.
Source :Skai
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