NATO's top civilian issued a sharp rebuttal to Donald Trump on July 21 after the Republican presidential nominee suggested the US might not defend European allies if they came under Russian attack. The unusually blunt plea for alliance unity by Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary-general, came as Mr Trump's remarks were greeted with alarm on NATO's eastern flank, particularly in the three Baltic countries and Poland.
Financial Times: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg rebuffs Trump on warning to alliance
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference after talks with Russia at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on July 13, 2016.
