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US allies wary of a disruptive new Trump presidency

Former US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky look on during a meeting in New York on Sept 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. AFP

In a March post on his website, Donald Trump pledges to end the war in Ukraine when reelected to a second term, halt confrontation with Russia and "finish the process we began under my administration fundamentally reevaluating Nato's purpose".

It is a promise likely to unsettle America's allies and alarm Western foreign policy and defence establishments. But that won't concern MR Trump or his supporters.

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