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Washington Post: Ahead of NATO summit, allies wonder if it will survive Trump

By Washington Post.

Published July 9, 2018 at 3:51 pm

In this file photo taken on June 08, 2018 US President Donald Trump arrives at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, Canada, as Trump travels to attend the G7 Summit. NATO leaders face a major threat to the credibility of their military alliance at their summit on July 11, 2018 -- not from traditional foe Russia, but from the head of their most powerful member, US President Donald Trump.

Photo by AFP

BRUSSELS — NATO leaders once feared President Trump wasn’t invoking the right words to convince Russia that the United States was still serious about defending Europe.

Now they’re worried about something bigger: a full crackup of the alliance, or at least such a weakening of Washington’s security commitments that NATO would emerge deeply damaged.