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Stoltenberg (r) with US defence chief Mattis in Brussels on Thursday (Photo: nato.int)

Nato helps bind Western ties amid G7 'trade war'

Nato is helping to sustain transatlantic unity amid a Western rift on trade, its Norwegian director has said.

But extra American troops in Europe and new military HQs were overshadowed the same day by a public quarrel between US president Donald Trump and French leader Emmanuel Macron.

"Not only do we see a Nato which is united, but we see actually a Nato which is able to strengthen our cooperation and transatlantic bond," Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato head and former Norwegian PM, ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Stoltenberg (r) with US defence chief Mattis in Brussels on Thursday (Photo: nato.int)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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