No two days are alike. While, on Wednesday 11 July, the US president, Donald Trump, had lashed out at the Allies that do not spend enough for their defence (see EUROPE 12060), on Thursday 12 July he said he was pleased with the commitments taken during the NATO summit.
Addressing the press after the summit he explained: “We have made tremendous progress today (the 12th)”. “Yesterday (the 11th), I told them I was extremely displeased at what was happening and they stepped up their...