should go to how nato should develop what strategic outreach nato should take so it's not new for nato to discuss where to go or to discuss its future but what is new is the way the style the american president throws into nato and this combined with his collusion with the possible collusion with russia combined with this outlook on the summit with mr putin of course creates serious varies but coming back to your question it's not nato being in danger to be dissolved the u.s. in general is still supporting it but we have a problem with the u.s. president for sure doesn't bark or your opening statement seems to him. imply that you think the problem goes beyond the u.s. president alone you referred to the threat from within what do you mean exactly by that yeah i mean president trump is just a symptom of something that is not just happening in ited states but across the nato space which is erosion of trust in democratic institutions and erosion of trust in democracy itself return to kind of ethno nationalism isolationism america first poland first hungry first the first ism and this is n

going to close down nato. the united kingdom will continue to contribute as a backbone of european security and security around the world. >> mr. speaker, matt congratulate on what was for her, a successful nato summit, but may i returned to the point of the germans i wonder if she could let us know. this has a strategic and will have a strategic effect to diminish ukraine and others to be able to support themselves in the future if they insist on going ahead unilaterally with this pipeline. >> can i say, he has of course raised an important issue, this is a subject that has been discussed on a number of occasions and will continue to be discussed and obviously we recognize the concerns that are being raised in relation to an particularly in relation to the impact it would have on the ukraine. we will continue to talk not just with germany but also with other european allies around this particular issue and contribute to that discussion around the table. i think there is, what i would say is that i think there

at the history of nato, in the 1990's -- in the 1960's, 1970's, a public debate on where nato should go and how they should develop the strategic outreach. nato tot new for discuss where to go and its future. what is new, the way, the style the american president throws into nato. combined with his possible collusion with russia, combined with this outlook on the summit with vladimir putin, of course creates doubt. it is not nato being in danger to be dissolved, the u.s. in general is still supporting it that we have a problem with the u.s. president. >> your opening statement implies you think the problem goes beyond u.s. president alone. you refer to the threat from within. what do you mean? >> president trump is just a symptom of something not just happening in the united states but across the nato space. i do rose and of trust in democratic institutions and in democracy. a return to after no nationalism, isolationism -- f no nationalism, isolationism, american first, this is not circumscribed to one man or one country. this is across the board and those are not the nato values es

keep nato but maybe we have to pay a lot less toward the nato itself. >> nato has been around since right ii in 1949. it's been a cornerstone of u.s. national security around the world. nato allies hear you say that. they'll not be happy. >> they might not be happy but they have to help us also. has to be -- >> we are paying disproportionately. if you use ukraine as an example. the countries surrounding ukraine don't seem to care as much as we do. there has to be a change in philosophy and the cut out, the money, the spread. it's too much. >> you're suggesting the u.s. should decrease its role? >> not decrease its role but decrease the spending. we're spending a tremendous amount in nato and other people purpo proportionately less. >> what do you say to allies who are watching? >> what, they're not happy? we're spending a fortune. we're spending tremendous amounts of money. and you look at countries that circle other countries. they're not as bothered by it. so you have to make them happy. but the kind of money -- we owe $19 trillion. going to be $21 trillion very soon with the crazy omni

ambassador to nato kay byailey hutchison says it is to strengthen nato. do allies see it that way? >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. donald trump arrives in europe today for what could be a tense meeting with nato. as a parting shot, he fired off this tweet about the nato allies' military spending. quote, nato countries must pay more. the united states must pay less. very unfair. this purely transactional approach to the 70-year-old defense alliance is nothing new for president trump, but here are some facts. last year nato allies boosted their defense budget by a combined 5.2%. the combined defense budget of nato nations has grown by $14.4 billion since he took office. 16 nations are on track to spend the targeted 2% of their gros domestic product by the agreed 2024. so, why is president trump still complaining so often and so loudly? here to discuss is kay bailey hutchison, america's ambassador to nato and a former u.s. senator from texas. >>> ambassador kay bailey hutchison, thank you for joining us. >> thank you so much, christiane, it's g

that nato has. issued a formal invitation to macedonia to join the alliance clearly this is an organization that's still trying to stay relevant today but is it i mean a question here from one of our viewers on facebook petro who ask isn't it time to put an end to this organisation is it still relevant as it stands today. well of course we're talking about north macedonia and you know there are even came about. and of course nato since i was there back in two thousand and eight in the. in the book arrests summits i remember clearly when you know there was always an intention to expand summit it would have been the same thing unless blown two years later and were whoever the american president was you know keen on expanding nato towards the east even though back then the george sr presidency in the early ninety's promised a good bunch of and others in russia that they would not expand all the way up to georgia and ukraine and yet i remember back in the book at a summit that an invitation or a promise

think that nato is. the same way in the interest of the united states as it's for european allies and seventy years are the best example of all these alliance to get the stability and security not only in europe but also for the united states i haven't met any of the us both bullet the shins or from bent or going to the state department or even from and i see who could share of this viewpoint and there we when we look at what kind of job has been done so far for brussels summit then here we are on the same day we've all america american allies mr michaels and donald trump is reported to have said that is as. i want to get this right here it is as bad as laughter so what do you make of that. you know mr trump has tweeted said. you know promise during campaign different issues but to be honest of course we would like to see what will happen next week in in proselytism for us looking from mr o'neill from tightly to prime montes the unity among the allies these is what we have seen recently during the g seve

on the tongue there not germany is nato a debt of gratitude that you do it takes months to nato that generally implication happens and that europe is united today abdulla germany also does a lot for nato we provide the second doctor's contingent of troops and we make most of our military capacity available to nato is still very much involved in afghanistan to this day and that's why how can defend america's interests in the mix but i didn't go into this so much that was only american talking on this issue on day one of the summit now this comes as jump again today lashed out at his nato allies on twitter saying defense spending should be increased not just by do percent but by four percent of g.d.p. what do you make of these comments. well i think we need to put the four percent aside for now because that seemed to have been well i don't know if it was on a whim during the first working session but nobody really reacted to that what trump seems to be focusing on now on day two thursday of the nato summit is that the nato partners spend the two percent so that aim that everybody agree

nato is good for europe and nato is good for north america. so today, we agreed to strengthen nato so deterrents and defense. step up our role in the fight against terrorism, and share the burden of our security more fairly. i really welcome that many leaders have made announcements about new contributions to a whole range of nato missions and initiatives. we agreed a readiness initiative the 430s. by 2020, we will have 30 mechanized battalions, 30 air squadrons, and 30 combat vessels ready to use within 30 days or less. we agreed a major update of the nato command structure with more than 1,032 personnel and more commands in norfolk, virginia and for support and logistics in germany. these decisions will ensure we can have the right forces in the right place at the right time. with higher readiness and greater ability to reinforce. but many of the challenges we face blur the line between peace, crisis and conflict. so today we set up the new support teams. nato will stand ready to support allies in areas like cyber defense, counterpropaganda

nato will survive trump. think the fact that he felt he wanted to tweet that and try to say it's not as dire as you think is itself extremely significant. no one would say nato would survive bush or clinton or obama or reagan. i think it's worrisome. i would have been with mike. yeah, at the end of the day, nato will survive. trump is doing damage, but the alliance has been there so long, but i am now worried. trump in the last few days and the attacks on our nato allies and they almost manufactured grievances that he wants to litigate over and over and bine that with the friendship with putin, could he want to have it fall apart or be so reckless that it does fall apart? could he be so reckless that it really does fall apart? >> this leads me to a question, where are the grown ups and i mean both parties. where are the grown ups who can say, for example, mr. president, you are playing with house money. we don't want just you and putin and two translators in the room, especially coming off the north korea exa

and nato has achieved a lot on this day. we have increased the spending on nato. nearly every nato member has. we are all -- >> but do you believe you're being bullied on the world stage by the president? >> once again, we look at what is happening, what is being decided and that's important for the future of nato, as well. because we're being closely watched. >> let me put up on the screen, madam ambassador, some of the insults. these are public statements by the president of the united states as far as angela merkel, chancellor of germany, is concerned. and you can see some of the words. captive of russia. merkel is ruining germany. a total mess. big crime, he said. going through massive attacks to its people. people of germany are turning against their leadership. this is the president really railing, belittling, the chancellor of germany. i know you're a diplomat and you want to be diplomatic. but it must be so irritating to you. >> well, but you haven't added that they had a very good talk and a very good meeting. both of them have said so publicly. they have

the president dressing down the nato secretary-general, demanding increased defense spending by nato allies. his wrath trained specially on germany, calling germany a captive of russia. >> germany is totally controlled by russia, because they were getting from 60% to 70% of their energy from russia and a new pipeline, and you tell me if that's appropriate, because i think it's not, and i think it's a very bad thing for nato, and i don't think it should have happened. >> the president's pregame jabs coming as no surprise to european leaders. they fear that president trump will follow through on threats to cut back on military protection for u.s. allies. earlier, the european council president, donald tusk, had a stark warning for mr. trump. >> america, shave your life, after all you don't have that many. >> the summit comes ahead of president trump's sit-down with vladimir putin. i want to bring in international diplomatic editor nic robertson, live at nato headquarters. and what a way to start this confab, i mean, to have the president who has said that putin is just fine, insulting

pres gathered at a nato h.q. in brussels one of the things that he said when starting right off the bat nato is good for europe and nato is good for america and he also added that we need to invest better and we agree that we need more cash and that there is not a fair burden sharing tara szell standing by at nato she's also been following that speech and the questions that the nato secretary general took terry it seems like present trends approaches yielding results. that's right if you look at the increases in spending there are going to be billions more being put into national defense budgets since two thousand and fourteen that of course is before president trump that that actually happened when russia annexed crimea from ukraine but it is true that there has been a big bump in increases since president came into office since he made this his primary focus in the relationship with nato and secretary general stoltenberg is quite open about it about crediting president trump with president trump also credits hi

nato is much stronger now than it was two days ago i think that nato was not doing what they were supposed to be doing a lot of the countries and we were doing much more than we should have been doing. hello welcome again to al-jazeera live from doha i'm melting down is also coming up in this program disappearances torture and death and the sea international says what happened in yemeni prisons under u.s. control should be investigated as war crimes. the future of iran's all economy evidence of the international markets a shining tear on following u.s. pressure to find other supplies. donald trump has claimed victory from the nato summit he said that he managed to persuade the member states to increase said defense spending a message from triggered an emergency meeting on the second day of the summit in brussels he repeated his complaint that allies simply aren't sticking to their commitments and the talks drugged on until he emerged buoyant. the united states'. commitment to nato is very strong remains very strong but primarily because everyone the spirit they have the amount of money the

nato changed a lot over the two days and that the countries involved in nato agreed to up their defense spending. that doesn't seem to be true, john, because we are hearing from the french president who is pointing to that joint statement that president trump and other leaders signed yesterday which committed them to spending 2% of their gdp on defense spending, a pledge they made years ago and agreed to hit by 2024. that's what the president said during the press conference. he started out saying they agreed to pay more than we ever saw them pay before and they agreed to up their commitment president himself say they - agreed to spend 2% of their gdp on defense. that's not new. that piece what they agreed to do. so it's unclear why the president is declaring victory and saying they're agreeing to spend more because they pledged to meet that 2%. now to be clear, a lot of countries aren't at 2%, they have until 2020 to meet the goal but a lot aren't on track. the president says he doesn't doubt they won't meet 2% of their gdp on military spending but that is nothing new but that was alre

i think it's something that nato has to look at. >> reporter: the president seemed to surprise nato calling on members to dramatically boost the defense spending to 4% of the gdp, double the current goal. the u.s. is at 3.5% while germany is way behind at just over 1%. the nato secretary-general explained unity is also needed when koimts to standing up to russia. >> when we stand together, also, dealing with russia, we are stronger. i think what we have seen is that -- >> just making russia richer. having a great meeting. we're discussing military expenditure. we're talking about trade. >> reporter: for all the president's tough talk, he didn't raise the issue of russian energy with german chancellor angela merkel. when mr. trump met with the french president -- >> a friend of mine. >> reporter: he made it clear he doesn't agree with the president. >> president macron -- >> do you agree that angela merkel is beholden to the russians? >> thank you. thank you very much. >> thank you. no. i think -- we just -- we work together. >> reporter: merkel who grew up in east germany in the korld war i

we begin the day at nato head. quarters in brussels where the word bipolar is being used a lot tonight not to describe any security threat but rather to explain the words and actions of the alliance's leading member u.s. president donald trump the us president he wasted no time this morning over breakfast he launched an attack on all members for spending too little on defense he then went on a verbal offensive against germany claiming that it had become beholden to russia to meet its energy needs while expecting the united states to provide its security by this afternoon mr trump was sitting next to the german chancellor shaking her hand and praising the u.s. relationship with germany but the german chancellor in her muted manner could not hide that trumps accusations were personal for her medical referred to her own past in soviet controlled east germany to highlight the country that she leads today is free and independent nothing bipolar about where she states we have this report on one of the most divisive nato

secretary general any moment now. >> nato. >> nato secretary general, excuse me.hat is, of course, if he chooses to stay with the program. he did not stay with the program in terms of his entrance. he chose not to walk the red carpet and came in a different entrance, perhaps symbolically separating himself from the allies. >> so, rick, we saw angela merkel walk across the stage. we've seen theresa may. we saw her when she entered. and there is, of course, as a backdrop of donald trump's populism and his approach to sort of the recking of the international order that this country helped build since 1945. there are other countries that when you talk about poland, whether you talk about bulgaria, whether you talk about austria, other countries in central europe and eastern europe, who are also going through some fairly turbulent times while angela merkel and theresa may right now are struggling to keep their coalitions in power. >> and by the way, trump is single handedly trying to unravel theresa may's government. the insane thing he said about boris johnson, he rea

former nato ambassadors say that this is not the way nato works.is contribution and has not met this contribution and has not met this contribution and has not met this yet and does not plan to. canadians are saying they are now going to be heading a training mission in iraq. there are other ways begin sure commitment to the lines. president trump is fixated on that 2%. notjust 2%, 4%. let‘s talk now to the former foreign secretary sir malcolm rifkind, who joins us from westminster. you were one of the politicians that i was referencing just a few minutes ago. you warrant that president trump rest of the damaging his own that make america great againstj if he continued to criticise nato. you also warrant that he would be playing into the hands of president putin. i do not maintain criticising the failure of several nato countries to make an increase in the defence expenditure towards 2%. that isn‘t early justified. defence expenditure towards 2%. that isn‘t earlyjustified. all credit to him in trying to achieve that. but he cannot resist grossly ov

nato is very important but nato is helping europe more than it's helping us at the same time it's very good for us so we have now got it to a point where people are paying a lot more money and that's starting really last year it really had you were there last year and last year we had a big impact again we. thirty three billion dollars more and of us secretary general stoltenberg he gives us total credit meaning me i guess that this case total credit because i said it was unfair now what has happened is presidents over many years from ronald reagan to barack obama they came in and they said ok do the best you can and they left nobody did anything about it and it got to a point where the united states was paying for ninety percent of nato and that's not fair so it's changed we had a really good meeting today we had a great meeting in terms of. in terms of getting along i know most of the people in the room because of last year because of a year and a half that we've been in office year and a half plus but we have a great relationship everybody in that room by the time we left got along

treaty on nato alliance mutual protection this was trump before he flew to brussels i see nato and i'm going to tell nato you got to set paying your bills united states. anywhere from seventy percent to protect your. and that's fine of course they kill us or train they kill a sort of other things to make it impossible to do business in europe yet they come into they sell their mercedes and that b.m.w. to us so we have one hundred fifty one billion dollars in trade deficits with. and on top of that they tell us what they know well joining me now is one of team trump advisers john help by hey john thanks for coming back on so will donald trump get the nato leaders to stump up the cash for funding of the organization well kate bailey hutchinson who is our ambassador to the e.u. has said that they're starting to but you know to criticize trump as if he's the first one in nine hundred ninety four congressman bernie franks actually had an amendment to get rid of nato when i somehow or finish his term as president he made the comment and he served he's basically the founder of nato he said yo

he attacked nato. he's trying to turn his political base against nato.ays to his advantage politically back in the united states. >> earlier that breakfast which was so controversial and offensive was tweeted out by the white house on the official account. so they were promoting it almost immediately afterward. now the president has tweeted, and this seems to be his tweet, phil. you're better trump whisperer than anyone. he tweeted what good is nato if germany is paying russia billions of dollars for gas and energy. why are there, misspelled, five of 29 countries that have met their kmimtment. the u.s. must pay 2% of gdp immediately, not by 2025. that doesn't seem like dan scavi scavino. >> reporter: es somely i think he's someone who sees this message and wanted to double down. it wasn't enough for him to come out swinging. he wanted to remind people of it. he wanted to highlight that as what he was doing at nato. i think it goes back to what phil was talking about, he thinks it works for him. when i was in duluth talking about trump supporters, they we

each nato country committing more to their own defense and thereby the overall nato spending. it isn't clear whether that is true, french president emmanuel macron said we agreed to nothing more than what we already agreed to which is by 2024 each nato country spends 2% of its gdp on defense. now the nato secretary general jens stoltenberg had a slightly sunnier view of what happened. he said on defense spending we had a frank and open discussion that created a new sense of urgen urgency. he said the president's clear message is having an impact and this nato is more united than befo before. so a new sense of urgency is one thing, spending is another, the details we have not seen. and despite what jan stolenberg said, more united than ever, we have heard from other people inside that meeting that it was tough, very, very contentious so we'll be interested to see as we hear from more nato leaders. >> and he didn't answer what he would doll if they don't increase military spending. let's get to what is happening as we wait for the president to get off of air force one in london.

nato is much stronger now than it was two days ago i think that nato was not doing what they were supposed to be doing a lot of the countries and we were doing much more than we should have been doing frankly we were carrying too much of a burden that's why we call it burden sharing i was using that term a lot today burden sharing we had a fantastic meeting at the end twenty nine countries and they are putting up a lot that's applied to discuss. this is why the discussion just now was important because there was a clear commitment by old nato members that they accept this new security environment and react by strengthening and modernizing their troops germany does that as well but i also made it clear that we at the second largest provider of troops with a nice and we haven't gauged in afghanistan for d.s. this mission is a mission according to ask all five of nato which the united states was forced to ask because they experienced something terrible at the beginning of the century and this statement straits the strength of the saliva it's we help each other and we stronger to give the. syr

the nato summit under way right now. the president's opening salvo coming before his plane landed in brussels. >>> the trade war with china, tariffs on $200 billion of chinese goods on the way. everything from fruit to hand g handbags, rain jackets and baseball gloves. >>> and the world cup final is set. france will play for the title. will they play england or cr croat croatia. we'll find out today. >> i'm alex marquardt in for dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it's wednesday, july 11th. 3:00 a.m. in the east, 9:00 a.m. in the west. taupting european allies just as air force one landed with tweets. but the president's midair jabs cameuropean leaders. they feel trump will fall throw when it comes to protection for allies. the european counsel president had stark warning for trump. >> america, appreciate your allies, after all you don't have that many. >> i comes a few days before president trump's sitdown with vladimir putin in helsinkhelsin which the president calling his easiest meeting for the week overseas. let's

nato is good for europe and north america. today, we agreed to strengthen nato deterrence and defense. step up the fight against terrorism, and share the burden. i really welcome that many leaders have made announcements about new contributions to a whole range of nato missions and initiatives. we agreed. have 13 we will mechanized battalions, 30 air squadrons, and 30 combat vessels ready to use within 30 days or less. uptake of thejor nato command structure, with more than 1200 new personnel, and new commands for atlantic and norfolk virginia, and for support and logistics in germany. these decisions will ensure we can have the right forces in the right place at the right time. many of the challenges we face blur the line between peace, crisis, and conflict. today, we set up a new counter support team. in toxperts will stand support allies in areas like cyber defense, and energy security. up a newgreed to set cyber operations center as part of strength and command structure. draw nationalan cyber capabilities in missions and

nato members have other ways.s provided for key nato missions. president trump has been fixated on this 2%, saying that he promised the american taxpayer that he would not ask them to pay the line share. 22% of the budget is paid by the united states. don't forget, nato members represent a billion people around the world. this is why the united states pay the largest share. they're now being joined from london. do you agree with president trump's demands of other nato members, that they should pay more and paid immediately? us presidents have been trying to encourage other nato members to increase their spending four years, so it is not a new demand. here's certainly apply a much different type of pressure and in my view in a very disrespectful way. as i know, or nato countries have already increased their spending. not everybody is at the 2% level, as we know. but it would be nice to hear from donald trump is what is his vision towards the future of nato, what kind of threat stuff nato want to meet and where will

think that nato is. the same way in the interest of the united states says it's for european allies and seventy years are the best example haul these alliance get the stability and security not only in europe but also for the united states i haven't met any of the us both bullet the shins or from bent or going to the state department or even from n.-s. c. who could share a vase viewpoint and there we when we look at what kind of job has been done so far for brussels summit then here we are on the same day we've all are american american allies mr michaels and donald trump is reported to have said that is as. i want to get this right it is as bad as laughter so what do you make of that. you know mr trump has tweeted said. you know promise during campaign different issues but to be honest of course we would like to see what will happen next week in in proselytism for us looking for a mr o'neill from tally the prime montes the unity among the allies these is what we have seen recently during the g seven mee

remit of the nato when in the last year and a half as i said earlier nato has increased its presence on russia's western borders who gave permission so that it wasn't a reserve money it wasn't stoltenberg nato is america donald trump put his signature on paper to consents to a nato buildup and increased nato buildup on russia's western borders we mustn't be under an illusion about donald trump you know ok but i think i'm going to tell here but i think you can make the argument that that is essentially being forced upon the trumpet ministration because of the laughable hysterical illusion called russia yes but actually really outside of our new administration it's not going to get if you are really not getting an argument out of me on that but i tend to think that there are extraneous things going on here ted i think also what trump is doing when it comes to budgets is it well if russia is such a threat to you well then why don't you pay up to mean you know know you. if you're afraid why don't you all month you pay more i mean then if you're not afraid then you know then you have to r

nato why america leads nato and it's fundamentally not a question of generosity to our european allies it's a fundamental american national interest to be the strong leader of a coherent alliance so this is very much in our own interest and i hope as president trump makes his way to brussels he reflects on that and that that's the attitude he takes into the summit where better what about the trump aiming at germany and chancellor merkel in particular he's even threatened a rethink of stationing u.s. troops in germany that's the largest u.s. presence that there is in europe i mean is he acting there in the interest of the u.s. or is he acting more to try and punish america who is germany. well i won't speak to the president's motives but the facts here are very telling obviously germany has among the other than us allies the largest economy in the most vibrant economy is running a budget surplus germany is a natural leader within the alliance and of course history reflects this germany led in the nato mission in the balkans germany leads to this day as one of the key nations in the figh

things got off to a testy start when the president confronted nato -- the nato secretary-general. we welcome a key member of the senate foreign relations committee, ben cardin of maryland. good to have you back on. thank you for your time. >> my pleasure. , apparentlyig news the president has said forget the 2% of gdp everyone should be contributing to defense, it should be 4%. for you aware of this, and do you support that number? >> i was not aware of this. i do not think any of us were. we believe our nato allies should do a better job contributed to the cause -- the cost of our mutual defense. before we start changing or moving the goal post, let's get the 2% net that is in our national interest and in the new show -- the mutual support of the nato partners. david: what is required for our joint defense? government right now spends about 3.5%, so it does not even make it to 4%. sen. cardin: that is a very good question. how much do we need for our mutual defense? that number is done separately as to what a country can realistically increase it their defense commitment. their e

donald trump's comments at the end of it at the nato headquarters in brussels. and if you're being offered it with some of the stories making news around the blood the counted on separately the columnist could soon be extradited to spain that's after a jim cool kid his extradition on a charge that he had missed approved created public funds push him off in spain down south to attempting to declare catalonia independence he's been in germany since march. in western japan the government says at least one hundred ninety five people have died after torrential rains course of year flooding and landslides hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed days of intense heat and water shortages in the region are raising fears of disease outbreaks. germany's federal court has ruled facebook must grant the parents of the deceased user access to her data and her messages the case was taken by the parents of a fifteen year old girl who was killed by an underground train in two thousand and twelve they hope the data we shed light on whether their daughter's death was an a

what has trump said about nato 7 kind of thing. what has trump said about nato?bout nato? well, he has made it clear all the way along that he is a bit ambivalent about nato. he believes it is always another case of america having to ride to the rescue. and he doesn't see the allies, the western allies, as having the same weight in the organisation. so i think he has said, as well, remember, that article five, the one that says that everybody will help everybody else in the event of some attack on one nato member, it is an attack on all, that he wouldn't necessarily honour that he wouldn't necessarily honour that either. so many, many questions about whether he really values nato, andi about whether he really values nato, and i think what people will be looking at in terms of the discussions today is, is he going to say what is necessary to keep nato isa say what is necessary to keep nato is a very firm organisation which really has a role to play, or will he say something that exacerbates the divisions within nato? as i say, with donald trump, you never know. he

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why nato exists? it's about defense. also a recognition that in order to thrive, there must be a collective effort. all of us in the nato alliance together. here's former president truman in his own words. >> in our own time, we've seen brave men overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable. men with courage and vision can still determine their own destinies. they can choose slavery or freedom. war or peace. i have no doubt which they will choose. the treaty we're signing today is evidence of the path they will follow. >> so here we are today. with president trump slamming our nato allies to their faces on international television at a summit in brussels. he claims the united states spends too much money protecting our european friends from russia and accuses nato countries of not spending enough to defend themselves. >> many countries are not paying what they should and frankly many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money that goes many years back where they're delinquent. we're protecting germany, we're protecting

he went to nato to embarrass nato.utin and his 4000 nuclear rebuild like he wanted when he was in kgb. host: one of the sources that came out of nato aside from president trump is out of canada, with their prime minister, justin trudeau, announcing that canadian led missions in iraq will take place as the president complains about defense spending, saying the federal government has committed candidates to a new military mission where european allies are under fire. kennedy-wilson assume command -- canada will assume command of a new nato training mission in iraq for one year. not selected as canadian major general. here is justin trudeau announcing this effort. >> we will be looking with great interest this afternoon as nato announces that we are going to engage in iraq as an alliance, capacity building, training, that next step in the challenge in iraq which was first and now we have to build a democracy and strengthen it. nato will take a significant role in canada will commit to hundred 50 troops. we are offering to

nato is very important but nato is helping europe more than us.at the same time, it is very good for us. we have now got it to a point where people are paying more money, that is starting really last year. you were there last year, last year we had a big impact. we took in $33 billion more and the u.s. secretary-general gives us total credit. meaning me in this case. total credit because i said it was unfair. what has happened is presidents over many years from ronald reagan to barack obama, they came in and said do the best you can and they left. nobody did anything about it. it got to the point where the united states was paying for 90% of nato. that is not fair. so it is change. we had a great meeting in terms of getting along. i know most of the people in the room from last year the year and a half we have been in office. we have a great relationship. everyone in that room by the time we left got along and agreed to pay more and to pay it more quickly. >> and philip with the washington post. you tweeted yesterday, what good is nato. you've tal

, is in support of nato.re in the pacific. we're in the war against terror. we're in space. so on so many levels, the claim is false. but beyond the sound and fury, what matters is that nato is a embar bargain for the united states. it's cheaper than war. and it is the most successful peacetime alliance in history. it has made allies of european states that fought each other for centuries right up to 1945. it's helped us. it gives us bases. and so trump's attacks on nato, i think partly he doesn't want to backtrack and admit he was wrong, but also, with trump virtually every trail for me leads to the kremlin. >> and you're saying this leads to the kremlin in what way? >> in the sense that trump is, for whatever reason, and i have my own suspicions, certainly, trump is both enamored and fearful of vladimir putin. if you look at his pattern, he is afraid to say anything critical of vladimir putin. it's another issue, but to me i just think the russians have the goods on this guy, and that's the only explanation

shship and it w trump's own nato ambassador, kay bil bailey hutchison, that says discord in nato is music to putin's ears. >> this is the meeting of nato leaders, the nato secretary general jens stoltenberg will speak momentarily. this was the family photo. it's not just a glib name for it. they called it the family photo, the world leaders posing together supposedly in a friendly way. j this follows several hours of what has been a very controversial beginning. let's listen to jens stoltenberg right now. >> we are here today so future generations can enjoy that same peace and security. we owe our success to change as the world has changed and above all to the men and women of our armed forces. some have made the ultimate sacrifice. so to the thousands of our soldiers, sailors and air crew serving on operations around the world let me say, we owe you and your families a huge debt of gratitude. your embody what nato is. your skill, your professionalism, your determination. you are what makes peace and security possible. you allow us to look to the future with confidence we honor you

has graduated to nato. yes, if you compare each country budget but as was pointed out, that is a global military operation. criticized directly a business deal between germany and russia during the nato summit. here is a little bit. when germany makes a massive deal and germany pays billions of dollars a year to russia -- we are protecting germany and france and all of these countries. and numerous other countries make a pipeline deal with russia. they are paying billions of dollars to russia and i think that is in the rear. and the former chancellor of germany is the head of the theline company supplying gas. ultimately, germany will have almost 70% of their country controlled by russia with natural gas. you tell me, is that appropriate? it should have never been allowed to have happened. but germany is controlled by russia. because they will be getting 60-70% of their energy from russia with a new pipeline. you tell me if that's appropriate. i think it's not. host: what was the reaction? guest: it was qui

>> nato is important for europe but nato is also important for north america and the united states.ato is an alliance that provides shefriendship of 28 friends and allies of the united states. meaning that european soldiers and canadian soldiers have been th american soldiers on the battlefields of korea and afghanistan and iraq today. and the presence of u.s. forces in europe helps to protect europe but is also the platform that the united states has used to project power into the middle east or africa. and then there are forces, infrastructure, bases, intelligence in europe that also helps to protect the united states. so we are together, and as long as we are together we are safe and secure. nato allies together are half of the world's military might and half of the world's economic might. so as long as we are together we are able to deal with any potential. >> can you just give me a yes or no, have nato allies agreed to a 4% share of their military gdp spending? >> we have agreed to make good on the commitments we have made, meaning increasing defense spending substantially and