Rutte says Europeans are implementing military base agreements
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said European nations have heard U.S. President Donald Trump’s concerns and are now implementing bilateral agreements on the use of military bases. Trump has accused some NATO members of not doing enough to support the United States in the Iran war, and Washington announced plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany. Spain has said its bases cannot be used for the war, but Rutte named several other allies, including Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Greece, as supporting U.S. requests. He also said more European nations are moving minehunters and minesweepers near the Gulf.
Several NATO allies are supporting U.S. basing requests.
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Trump said some NATO countries did not help the United States enough in the Iran war. The…
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