{"id":26459,"date":"2018-08-02T04:48:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T04:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/02\/senators-privately-reassure-european-allies-on-nato-support\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:48:18","slug":"senators-privately-reassure-european-allies-on-nato-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/08\/02\/senators-privately-reassure-european-allies-on-nato-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators privately reassure European allies on NATO support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A bipartisan group of senators used a private meeting Wednesday to reassure diplomats from NATO and other European nations of the Senate\u2019s support for the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting came as President Donald Trump has repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/07\/03\/nato-allies-defend-military-spending-amid-trump-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\">challenged the value of the trans-Atlantic coalition<\/a> and shown a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/07\/18\/trump-backs-down-under-fire-clarifies-on-russia-meddling\/\" target=\"_blank\">warming toward its chief adversary, Russia<\/a>. It was also the latest instance of the Republican-controlled chamber parting company from Trump and explicitly demonstrating its backing for Europe and a wariness of Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/07\/10\/us-senate-votes-to-defend-nato-as-trump-attacks\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18191698220633.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Senate votes to defend NATO as Trump attacks alliance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump&#039;s verbal attacks on NATO set off a flurry of legislative activity in the US Senate aimed at expressing support for the beleaguered alliance.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. 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