Trump’s Neglect of U.S. Allies Is Killing NATO, Macron Says
- French president says U.S. is turning its back on allies
- Urges Europe to build up its military, reach out to Russia
A convoy of U.S. armored vehicles patrol near the village of Ein Diwar, in Syria, on Nov. 4.
Photographer: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday drew fire for saying the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was brain dead and its core collective defense commitments in doubt.
“The French President has chosen drastic words. This is not my view of cooperation within NATO,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters when asked about Macron’s comments, which were published earlier Thursday in an interview with The Economist. She described the alliance as “irreplaceable.”