‘US is here to stay’, says Trump’s Nato representative, at ‘most consequential moment in alliance’s history’ – Europe live

<p>US permanent representative to Nato says country ‘not going anywhere’ before Donald Trump visit to summit</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/24/nato-summit-expected-to-be-triumphant-for-trump-and-deflating-for-ukraine">Analysis: Summit set to be triumphant for Trump but deflating for Ukraine</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Whittaker</strong> also says that he is expecting US president <strong>Donald Trump</strong> “might deliver some remarks” on his views on the summit, as he stresses that “we need to make sure that everyone’s investing in the common defence of the Alliance.”</p><p>“I don’t want to … sort of … steal what he might say, nor do I claim to be able to read his mind and know what he’s going to say. But I think he has demonstrated through, again, <strong>decisive action leading to peace.</strong>”</p><p><em>“And again, <strong>that’s good for Europe,</strong> because there’s been a lot of irregular flows of migrants through Europe, from the Middle East because of the instability. </em></p><p><em>And so hopefully, with Syria now appearing to be stable, with Iran, maybe in check a little more than they had been, I think we could really see a generational moment here where the Middle East is more stable than it has been in a while.”</em></p><p><em>“That strength is what’s going to deliver peace for generations to come, because no one will want to mess with Nato and the Alliance.”</em></p><p><em>“I have said that many times, and I know you have heard me say it, <strong>the United States is going to be a reliable ally</strong>, and as you see, and as you’ve seen over the last several days, <strong>the United States has certain capabilities that you want an alliance to have.</strong>”</em></p><p><em>“<strong>We’ve never been more engaged</strong>, that’s the thing. </em></p><p><em>I sound like a broken record, and I am sure there are people in this room that have heard me say this in many different places, whether it’s in Estonia or Latvia or in Turkey wherever I’ve been. </em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/24/nato-donald-trump-volodymyr-zelenskyy-middle-east-defence-spending-latest-live-news">Continue reading...</a>