Hasselt, Belgium, March 31, 2025 (AFP) - 'Makes me sick': former NATO chief Claes frets over Trump

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2025-03-31
When Belgium's Willy Claes took over as NATO secretary general in 1994, Bill Clinton was US president, the Cold War had ended and Europe still took American protection for granted. But now, some 30 years after his brief stint in charge, the fierce anti-European stance of Donald Trump's administration and its outreach to Russia is making the ex-Belgian foreign minister queasy with nerves. "Their disdain is incredible," Claes, 86, told AFP in an i......
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