Germany said today that it is convinced that the US remains committed to NATO, despite its tough stance on the European Union.
"There are very clear statements in the national security strategy regarding the security of the United States, which relate to NATO and contain a commitment to NATO," said German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul.
"There are some sentences in it that raise questions here; that's quite clear. But the core of the Alliance, standing together, Article 5, is completely untouchable in Washington and Berlin," Wadephul said, reacting to the American document, which is raising concerns in Europe about transatlantic unity.
Asked whether Europe would now be left almost alone in supporting Ukraine and defending it, Wadephul replied: "The United States is very clearly committed to NATO."
He added that the nuclear roof protects Europe and ensures that it is politically capable of acting every day. "I advise that we not question things that the US itself does not question," he said.
The new US national security strategy document, released last week, outlined the Trump administration's foreign and security policy priorities. It focuses on the Indo-Pacific region while rejecting European governments' characterization of Russia as an "existential threat."
