Europe working on plan to replace US in NATO in five to 10 years: FT

How is Europe preparing for life without US in NATO

"This is a crisis," one U.S. military official told Newsweek earlier this month.

In order to secure the transatlantic alliance, Europe's leading military powers are working on a strategic plan to keep NATO in a position to act even during a possible US withdrawal in the next five to ten years. Britain, France, Germany and the Nordic states are already conducting informal talks about an orderly transfer of power and reshaping of the defence alliance. According to the Financial Times, these discussions are aimed at avoiding th…

The UK, France, Germany and the Nordic countries are developing a strategy to gradually take on more responsibility for the defence of Europe instead of the US.

A group of European countries is working on scenarios for a NATO without the United States playing a leading role. US President Donald Trump may be presented with a plan for a ‘transfer’ of tasks before the NATO summit in The Hague at the end of June.

In Europe, we are probably preparing for a time when the US is no longer protecting the continent. A plan is to be presented at the NATO summit in June.

Because they don't know if the US will remain in NATO under Donald Trump, the EU states are preparing to inform the US President soon.