UK allies are stepping up what officials describe as 'crisis testing' of their own mutual‑defence rules in Cyprus this week, as concern grows that US commitment to NATO and European security is diminishing under Donald Trump, according to European Union diplomatic sources.
At a summit in Cyprus on Thursday, EU leaders are due to draw up what Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides called an 'operational plan' to better use the bloc's military assets, security tools, and trade levers when a member is under threat. Speaking to the Associated Press, he did not pretend the system was ready for every eventuality. 'We don't know what is going to happen if a member state triggers this article,' he said. 'There are a number of issues.'
