ANKARA, July 8. /TASS/. During a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump stated that he is disappointed in the alliance. According to him, Washington pays exorbitant sums to ensure the security of its NATO allies.
Trump also declared that the ceasefire with Iran is no longer in effect. He added that he has no intention of negotiating with Iran and also insulted the country’s leadership.
TASS has compiled the US leader’s key statements.
"I am very upset with NATO. We’ve been treated unfairly, we paid disproportionately. We had a time where we were paying 100% of NATO and other countries weren’t paying anything."
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