Trump's appearance turned the NATO conference into a dramatic "drama" that revolved around his relationship with the leaders.

NATO summits are often events that take place in a warm, welcoming atmosphere, where military alliance leaders share vision, commitment and tighten relationships. But at this year's 70th anniversary of the NATO leadership in London, things were very different, all seeming to be related to US President Donald Trump.

Shortly before the conference, member states agreed to reallocate budget contributions, which reduced the US contribution rate. This is considered a move to please Trump, who has long expressed skepticism with NATO and repeatedly called on allies to spend more money on defense, even that the military alliance was once considered successful. Most history is outdated.

Despite that, before breakfast with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on December 3, Trump still complained that the alliance "did not treat the US fairly, they paid too little money".

However, Trump seems to not only "play the villain" in this year's conference, but also make "righteous" moves to protect the alliance. The White House boss slammed French President Emmanuel Macron fiercely for saying NATO was "brain dead" due to lack of cohesion, describing it as a "dangerous, malicious and insulting" comment, and abruptly shifting the focus. the role of the alliance.

"NATO is very important. Despite the poor performance, the alliance has achieved a very strong position. We had a really great day, and so did yesterday. A lot of positive things happened," said General. The US president spoke during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on December 4.

Meanwhile, Macron has no intention of retracting his views on the current NATO situation. "I know my statements cause some reactions, but I still protect them," the French president said at a meeting with Trump on the sidelines of the summit.

The tension in the meeting between the two leaders did not stop there, as Macron did not let Trump "relax" to make jokes and sarcasm as usual.

"Do you want to take some decent IS rebels? I can give them to you. Take whatever you want," Trump leaned toward Macron and joked about Islamic State militants. ) claiming to be in Syria, claiming that "many" IS fighters have arrived in France.

"Be serious," Macron responded, emphasizing that the current top priority is to eliminate IS. "The war hasn't stopped yet. I'm sorry to say that."

The two leaders came to a reception at the Prime Minister's Office at 10 Downing Street after a "fight". Macron apparently hitchhiked Trump's convoy. The next day, the US president announced that his French counterpart had "retracted" comments criticizing NATO.

The drama at the NATO summit was culminated in a "chat" between the leaders of Britain, France, Canada and the Netherlands at a dinner party on December 3 at Buckingham Palace. They don't seem to realize the conversation is being filmed by reporters and are comfortable commenting. The US president is said to be the "mocking" topic of the leaders, although Trump's name is not mentioned.

The 25-second video was first posted by Canadian broadcaster CBC, starting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's question to Macron. "Is that why you're late?" Johnson said, then received a nod from the French President.

"He was late because he had to attend a 40-minute press conference earlier," intervened Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, apparently referring to the press conference when Trump and Macron met.

"You can see his team gasping," Trudeau said in another video scene.

The Canadian Prime Minister on Wednesday admitted he and other leaders had talked about lengthy US President's press conferences on the sidelines of the summit, further explaining that the "gasp" speech spoke of announced the organization of the G7 conference at Trump's Camp David. "Each leader has his own team, who always open their mouths due to unforeseen surprises, such as that video," Trudeau said.

After the video appeared, Trump described Trudeau as a "double-sided person" and canceled the press conference scheduled to take place after 29 NATO leaders issued a joint statement. "We will go home now. I see we have a lot of press conferences," he said.

Despite Trump's angry response, Trudeau said he was not interested in whether the comments in the video influenced US-Canada relations, and affirmed he would continue "the relationship was extremely effective." positive and positive "with the US President.

Prime Minister Johnson also said it was "unreasonable" to suggest that the jokes in the video showed he disrespected Trump. Meanwhile, a Macron spokesman declined to comment on the issue because "the video didn't say anything special".

However, despite the "dramatic" developments, the summit was said to have ended smoothly after the three-hour main meeting. NATO leaders agreed to appoint a team of experts to evaluate the strategy in the next two years, preparing for the operation of the alliance in the future.

According to some diplomats, it was Macron's debate about NATO "brain dead" speech that became the key to avoiding a tense explosion and seemed to push Trump to have a more positive view of the alliance. The French president also said the outcome of the conference "proved useful" of the comment and likened himself to the "icebreaker ship that runs through frozen waters". "The ship will leave fragments of ice, but also open a path," he said.

Experts rated Trump's "unusually gentle" attitude as a significant contribution to the "relative" success of the conference. Apart from complaining about Trudeau, he seemed to be more subdued with his allies. During his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump said Berlin contributed "a little lower" than the NATO member states' goal of spending 2% of GDP on defense.

"I can say that we had a really good discussion, taking time for a lot of strategic questions. I see mutual understanding in diverse geopolitical situations. "Merkel told the press.

U.S. officials say the increase in defense contributions has soothed Trump and other leaders seem to have learned how to deal with him. In addition, in the face of the impeachment investigation, "quarrels" with leaders of other countries are expected to make it harder for Trump to re-election.

An unnamed European diplomat said that in this conference, despite all the drama revolving around Trump, the US president had "a more team spirit, instead of becoming a troublemaker".