‘Be serious’: European leaders reproach US for Nato threats – Europe live

Poland’s Donald Tusk says US withdrawal would be ‘Putin’s dream plan’, while Emmanuel Macron says Trump’s comments ‘erode the very substance’ of the allianceBack to Trump’s frustration with European allies – although it doesn’t involve a Nato member this time – Austria is the latest country to risk the US president’s wrath after a defence ministry spokesperson confirmed it denied all US requests for military overflights related to the Iran war.“There have indeed been requests and they were refused from the outset,” Col Michael Bauer told AFP, adding that every time a similar request “involves a country at war, it is refused.” Continue reading...