Tom Norton
President Donald Trump's administration left European leaders reeling last week, prompting unattributed rumors that he was "considering" withdrawing the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the militaristic pact that has bound the U.S. and Europe since 1949.
Confirmed talks in Saudi Arabia between Russian and U.S. officials, alongside comments made by Vice President JD Vance to the Munich Security Conference, have stirred worries that the U.S. relationship with Europe may weaken as Washington pursues a more nationalist agenda.
Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for comment.
The Saudi talks, which U.S. officials have confirmed Europe will not be a part of, have worried Euro leaders. Before being elected to a second term as president in 2024, Trump indicated a potentially frostier future with European powers, driven by a disparity across the alliance on military spending.
During his first term, Trump attacked allied NATO leaders for failing to meet their defense spending targets; allies agreed in 2014 to a guideline spending figure of 2 percent of their GDPs on militaries by 2024.
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