Dutch Premier Mark Rutte is in Washington DC to discuss NATO's importance with President Trump, emphasizing the necessity for member countries to fund their own defense. The meeting will address the ongoing push from the US for allies to meet the 2% GDP defense spending guideline, with Trump warning that support could be withdrawn from non-compliant nations. Rutte’s strategic approach aims to maintain US involvement in NATO while untangling it from the ongoing Ukraine situation, reflecting on collective responsibilities as articulated in Article 3 of the NATO charter.
Rutte is very focused on keeping the US in NATO and I think he's really smart about this, you know he won't be combative while he's there.
We'll be focusing on Article 3 of the NATO charter - 'allies must be able to defend themselves and contribute to the collective defence of the alliance'.
I made a certain statement that I'm not going to be involved with NATO unless you pay your bills.
If you're not paying your bills I'm not gonna help.
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