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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

European leaders call for stronger defence ties after Trump’s Nato remarks

Donald Tusk and Emmanuel Macron shaking hands
Donald Tusk (left) shakes hands with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Paris to discuss deepening defence relationships. Photograph: Marcin Obara/EPA

European leaders have called for greater unity and military cooperation across the continent in response to comments from Donald Trump that threatened to undermine the basis of Nato.

Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, said on a visit to Paris on Monday that there was “no alternative” to the EU and the transatlantic alliance before a summit in which he discussed deepening defence relationships with the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

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