US EditionTrump's ego and 'Finnish solution' for Ukraine: ex-NATO chief's memoir
Stoltenberg says Trump considered US withdrawal due to allies' low defense spending but was persuaded to stay after NATO members increased budgets by $33 billion.
- Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg published his memoir On My Watch on September 29, 2025, in Norway, revealing key episodes from his 2014–2024 tenure.
- Stoltenberg describes how at the 2018 summit, Donald Trump threatened US withdrawal over stalled European defense spending and required proof of increased contributions to remain.
- He recounts using Trump’s preferred Fox News channel to engage the president, crediting Trump with pressuring allies to add $33 billion in defense budgets that year.
- Finland joined NATO on April 4, 2023, acting decisively, while Sweden’s accession stalled due to Turkey’s objections related to Kurdish militants and internal political shifts.
- The memoir asserts NATO improved its preparedness after a decade of challenges while Stoltenberg advocated a 'Finnish solution' urging Ukraine to consider territorial concessions tied to NATO guarantees.
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Seven years ago, Donald Trump was about to bring the United States out of NATO, revele the former secretary general of the Alliance, the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg, in a book.
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Trump's ego and 'Finnish solution' for Ukraine: ex-NATO chief's memoir
From stroking US President Donald Trump's ego to a "Finnish solution" for peace in Ukraine, former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg opens up about his decade as head of the alliance in a new memoir.
Stoltenberg said in his memoirs that Trump wanted to exclude 4 countries from NATO: EADaily
EADaily, September 29th, 2025. Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has published his new book of memoirs, where, in particular, he says that US President Donald Trump, during his first term, considered the possibility of excluding Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and Norway from the alliance because…
Trump threatened NATO exit, Stoltenberg reveals in new memoir
Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg reveals that Donald Trump nearly pulled the US out of NATO in 2019. His new memoir details tense negotiations, including a Fox News intervention and high-stakes diplomacy behind closed doors.
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