NATO star visible at NATO office in front of the flags of 32 associate States on the last day of the NATO abroad Ministers gathering on 4 April 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.© Getty Images
The U.S. president Donald Trump's administration is considering a budget proposal that would destruct "almost all backing from global organisations specified as the United Nations and NATO," reported the fresh York Times on Monday, citing officials and an interior note.
The initiative is part of a plan that will reduce the State Department budget by almost 50%, said 2 anonymous officials.It is said that it besides suggests reducing global peacekeeping operations, all educational and cultural exchanges of the State Department, and depriving humanitarian aid and global wellness programmes by more than 50%.
It is unclear whether the Secretary of State Marco Rubio supports this plan.AP sources confirmed the proposal, but stressed that it had to go through many rounds of review before being submitted to legislature for approval.
One of the top officials of the United States, quoted by the agency, called the budget outline ‘aggressive’ for cost-cutting objectives.In answering questions about the reported NATO backing cut plan, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce insisted that the United States remained full active in the military block.
However, she stressed that Washington does not see NATO as a tool for war, but alternatively as a deterrent."We want to make sure... that NATO states can actually carry out the NATO mission, which is to be a deterrent.
It's not about helping wars or helping fight them...
NATO was expected to be a collection of actors that would halt bad actors from doing something wrong” – she said.The Trump administration repeatedly urged NATO members to increase defence spending, arguing that the United States bears a disproportionately large share of the burden.
Trump warned that the United States may not defend NATO members who would neglect to meet spending targets.On Monday, Vice president J.D. Vance said that Europe cannot stay “permanent safety vassal” The US, arguing that the current situation is not beneficial for either America or European countries.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/615818-us-eliminate-nato-un-funding/
