NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutti has been pregnant with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aside the FINANCIAL TIMES newspaper (FT), reports on the reports of Rutt's statements. with a position due to European security. According to FT, Brussels is studying the possibility of expanding cooperation with other countries that are not members of Turkey and other EU countries in increasing European defense capabilities.
The newspaper reminds that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan left for London to attend a meeting in Ukraine at the beginning of March. According to the three people familiar with the discussions, in February, Rutt had applied to EU leaders and stressed the importance of expanding cooperation with Turkey, calling on Ankara. Turkey is not a candidate for EU membership, but the process does not go a long time ago. The Alliance has stopped different paths of dialogue, including security and defense, partly due to the growth of tensions with Greece.
A number of diplomats said FT that Trump had changed the situation by Trump to the situation. Trump has repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with NATO activities. Before being elected president, he threatened that the United States would leave the North Atlantic Alliance, if the European partners do not take much financial responsibility for their own security. After assuming the post, he announced his intention to deliver NATO member states to 5% of GDP in Europe.