Joint statement by the Heads of Government of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Poland, and Sweden

[Emrys]

37. As a European, I'm pleased to see it

Trump obviously has no idea what he's talking about in terms of NATO and its funding, but there's little point in complaining about the US's overbearing role in security and serving its own interests while relying on it as some sort of policeman, so it's good to see other nations taking on a more active role.

I'd expect this initiative to be backed by the UK, France and most of the EU countries, but someone has to lead the way. I hope actions live up to the rhetoric, but in this current limbo while everyone's waiting for the US's first moves under Trump, rhetoric itself does have an important role to play.