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Because he was unable to guarantee navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump asked European NATO countries for help, but got a “no” answer. Unsurprisingly, he went on to threaten NATO itself that it would have a “bad time”, repeating that Putin is not afraid of the Alliance if the United States is not committed. Seeking to understand the extent to which this blackmail reveals a weakness, Paulo Baldaia talks to Jorge Botelho Moniz, SIC commentator, on the Expresso da Manhã podcast
Trump’s threat to NATO countries that do not accept sending ships to guarantee navigation in the Strait of Hormuz went around the world, but the coordinated reaction of the Alliance countries that are also part of the European Union was heard, especially since it was led by the Germans who made it known that it was not Germany’s war. Not even from another European country, Portugal included, guaranteed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, in Brussels.
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