At past NATO gatherings, Mr Trump physically jostled one prime minister, threatened to withdraw from the alliance and stormed out early after being mocked by fellow leaders
members will convene for a meeting in Brussels, sandwiched between thesummit. They will discuss the future of the alliance. The mood will be lighter than at past gatherings, when Donald Trump physically jostled one prime minister, threatened to withdraw from the alliance and stormed out early after being mocked by fellow leaders.
Mr Biden cannot, however, placate all his friends at once. Take the example of Nord Stream 2 , a nearly finished gas pipeline from Russia to Germany that will bypass Ukraine and increase European dependence on Mr Putin. The Biden administration had opposed the project, but on May 19th said it would nonetheless waive sanctions. That pleased the German government, but alarmed those who favour a tougher approach to Russia.
Many European officials, mindful of the radical turn in America’s Republican Party and the prospect of populist successors to Mr Biden, are eager that such schemes should preserve the momentum they acquired in the Trump years. Many are complementary toeffort to make it easier for military forces to move across the continent. In practice, an element of competition is inevitable.
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