As NATO foreign ministers gather in southern Sweden, fresh questions are growing over President Trump’s commitment to the alliance. The message from Washington today came via Secretary of State Marco Rubio, amid continuing uncertainty over Article 5 — NATO’s collective defence guarantee. In recent months, President Trump has raised doubts over US support for allies, alongside reports of possible troop withdrawals from Europe and tensions over Greenland.
Just weeks ago, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested thousands of American troops could be pulled from Germany and deployments to Poland reduced. Today though, Rubio announced that 5,000 US troops would instead be sent to Poland, which is also preparing to receive its first F-35 fighter jets as it strengthens its defences against Russia.
To discuss what this means for NATO, FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee speaks to Dr Gavin Hall, expert on NATO and Teaching Fellow in Political Science and International Security at the University of Strathclyde.
Produced by Gavin Lee, Alessandro Xenos, Antonia Cimini and Guillaume Gougeon
