Nato’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, has denounced remarks by former president Donald Trump on the defence spending of the US’s allies and his commitment to come to their defence. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels on Wednesday, he said: ‘The purpose of Nato is to prevent war, is to preserve peace, is to prevent an attack on Nato allies. And we have done so successfully for decades because our deterrence is credible.’ He added: ‘So any suggestion that we are not standing up for each other, that we are not going to protect each other, that does undermine the security of all of us. Increases the risks.’
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