Trump威胁说,为了国防开支,美国将退出北约,要求盟国实现2%的GDP目标。 Trump threatened to pull the U.S. out of NATO over defense spending, demanding allies meet 2% GDP target.

前北约组织秘书长延斯·斯托尔滕贝格(Jens Stoltenberg)在其即将到来的回忆录摘录中透露,前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)在第一个任期内威胁要将美国从北约组织撤出,理由是美国国防开支过高,要求欧洲盟友将军事预算增加到GDP的2%。 Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg revealed in excerpts from his upcoming memoir that former President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw the U.S. from NATO during his first term, citing excessive U.S. defense spending and demanding European allies increase military budgets to 2% of GDP. 在2018年布鲁塞尔峰会上,Trump据说对盟友说,“你迫切需要北约。 At the 2018 Brussels summit, Trump reportedly told allies, “You need NATO, desperately. 我们不需要北约组织, 警告美国若不遵守, 就会“做我们自己的事 ” 。 We don’t need NATO,” warning the U.S. would “do our own thing” if they didn’t comply. 包括Angela Merkel、Emmanuel Macron、Mark Rutte等领导人试图说服特朗普留下来, 特别是在盟军国防开支增加330亿美元之后。 The remarks alarmed allies, prompting efforts by leaders including Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, and Mark Rutte to persuade Trump to stay, particularly after a $33 billion increase in allied defense spending. 斯托尔滕贝格强调,美国的参与对于北约的信誉至关重要,如果没有美国的参与,北约的安全保障就会变得毫无意义。 Stoltenberg emphasized that U.S. participation is essential to NATO’s credibility, and its absence would have made the alliance’s security guarantees meaningless. 莫斯科指控扩张主义联盟, 并声明这是与俄罗斯的“事实上的战争”。 The revelations come amid ongoing tensions between NATO and Russia, with Moscow accusing the alliance of expansionism and stating it is “de facto at war” with Russia.