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Datum: 23. 01. 2026 19:56:50
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/starmer-urges-trump-apologise-over-162708319.html
Starmer Urges Trump To Apologise Over 'Frankly Appalling' Remarks About Nato Troops In Afghanistan
Nato chief Mark Rutte reminded him that the only time Nato’s mutual defence clause has been invoked was after the 9/11 attacks on New York in 2001, prompting coalition countries to send their troops to war in Afghanistan.
But the president later claimed that Nato troops had actually “stayed a little back, a little off the frontlines” during the 20-year war.
This sparked further backlash, especially as the UK armed forces suffered 457 deaths, and many other nations lost a significant number of soldiers fighting.
Speaking in Downing Street on Friday, the prime minister said: “I consider President Trump’s remarks to be insulting and frankly appalling and I am not surprised they have caused such hurt to the loved ones of those who were killed or injured and, in fact, across the country.”
“I will never forget their courage, their bravery and the sacrifice they made for their country,” he said. “There were many also who were injured, some with life-changing injuries.” |
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