Non-expansion of NATO to the East and part of the lands of Ukraine to Putin, – Politico wrote about Trump’s plans

Non-expansion of NATO to the East and part of the lands of Ukraine to Putin, – Politico wrote about Trump’s plans Diana Kwasniewska

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Donald Trump's advisers have revealed his plans for NATO and Ukraine. If re-elected, the 45th US president may consider NATO's refusal to expand to the East. That is, the Alliance's refusal to grant membership to Ukraine and Georgia.

The publication writes that negotiations should begin to end the Russian-Ukrainian war. One of Trump's advisers, Dan Caldwell, calls his plan a “radical reorientation” of NATO.

What Trump's advisers say about his NATO plan

Referring to interviews with Trump's former national security officials and defense experts, journalists are convinced that Trump is unlikely to leave NATO immediately. But this does not mean that the North Atlantic Alliance will survive Trump's second term unchanged.

Thus, in exchange for continued US participation in NATO, Trump not only expects European countries to sharply increase their spending on NATO, but also to make a “radical reorientation” of NATO, according to Dan Caldwell, a defense expert familiar with the thinking among Trump's national security advisers.

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• US will maintain its nuclear umbrella over Europe during Trump's second term, maintaining its air force and bases in Germany, England and Turkey, as well as their naval forces, as well as their naval forces;
• the bulk of the infantry, armored vehicles, logistics and artillery will eventually pass from US hands to European hands.

Dan Caldwell, who most recently served as a senior adviser to Trump, explained that there is a “significant and significant reduction in the role of US security– a retreat from being Europe's main supplier of fighting force, someone who provides support only in times of crisis.”

What they write about the so-called “two-tier NATO system”

The “two-tier NATO system” is another part of Donald Trump’s new plan. It provides that member countries that. are not yet spending on defense 2% of GDP, “will not benefit from the defense largesse and security guarantees of the United States,” one of the national security experts who supports this told the publication. Trump. He wished to describe internal discussions anonymously.

The publication argues that this can be considered a violation of Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which obliges each member to take “such action as it considers necessary” to help someone who is under attack.

And members of Trump's foreign policy team noted that the language of Article 5 is flexible and does not require any member to respond with military force, the publication notes.

What does Trump's plan for Ukraine include

The publication notes that a key role in Trump's plans for NATO will likely be played by rapid solution to all-out war in Ukraine.

As part of a previously unreported Ukraine plan, the likely GOP nominee is mulling an agreement, according to to which NATO is committed not to expand eastward, particularly into Ukraine and Georgia – and is negotiating with Russian President Putin about how much Ukrainian territory Moscow can keep for itself, two other national security experts with ties to Trump told the publication.

Journalists conclude that Trump's new approach on these issues would mean a revolution in NATO affairs, which, according to many critics, “Europe is absolutely unable to implement in the foreseeable future.”

After all, The United States is the largest participant in NATO operations. They spent an estimated $860 billion on defense, representing 68% of NATO countries' total spending in 2023. That's more than 10 times what Germany, the second-largest spending country, spent.

European Council on Foreign Relations Research Director Jeremy Shapiro said it's now 3.5 % of US GDP goes to defend Europe, although the Pentagon refuses to publicly disclose how much.