EU leaders agree blueprint for mutual assistance pact amid Trump’s criticism of ‘very disappointing Nato’
Members will plan how to come to each other’s aid in the event of an attack as Nato faces worst crisis in its history
Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack, as Donald Trump’s criticism of Nato intensifies.
EU leaders have agreed that the European Commission “will prepare a blueprint” on how the bloc will respond if the mutual assistance clause is triggered, according to Nikos Christodoulides, the president of Cyprus, who is hosting the talks.
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