NATO members have “gotten the message” from President Donald Trump about agreements allowing the United States to access European bases, the defense alliance’s secretary-general, Mark Rutte, said on May 4.
“Yes, there has been some disappointment from the U.S. side, but Europeans have listened,” Rutte told reporters at a European Political Community summit in Armenia.
“They are now making sure that all the bilateral basing agreements are being implemented.”
Rutte said that NATO members, including Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, and the United Kingdom, were supporting the United States, allowing it to use their bases, as well as providing other logistical support….
NATO Members Have Gotten Trump’s Message on Military Base Usage: Rutte
