New NATO Head Voices Strong Support For Ukraine, Plays Down Trump Fears

Whoever is elected as the president of the United States in November, I think it is important for European allies [to] engage with the United States to ensure that they continue to support Ukraine,

Stoltenberg told POLITICO in his final one-on-one media interview as NATO chief

I know both candidates very well. I worked for four years with Donald Trump. He was the one pushing us to spend more (on defence), and he achieved (this). Because indeed, at the moment, we are now at a much higher level of spending than when he took office in early 2017.

Quote from Mark Rutte