NATO’s collective strength, along with American leadership under President Donald Trump, remains key to deterring Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and Europe, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker told Newsmax Saturday.
“The first thing we need to do is make sure Ukraine continues to defend itself, and we’re doing that through NATO’s prioritized requirements list — buying the best weapons in the world from the United States and providing them to Ukraine,” Whitaker said on Newsmax’s “Saturday Report.”
Whitaker said that beyond arming Ukraine, the focus must remain on strengthening NATO itself. He recalled commitments made at the recent summit in The Hague, where allies agreed to ramp up defense spending and modernization.
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