{"id":124632,"date":"2026-10-02T04:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/question-marks-over-europe-after-the-pentagon-excluded-several-key-allies-from-a-nato-meeting-next-month\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T12:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:20:31","slug":"question-marks-over-europe-after-the-pentagon-excluded-several-key-allies-from-a-nato-meeting-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/question-marks-over-europe-after-the-pentagon-excluded-several-key-allies-from-a-nato-meeting-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Question marks over Europe, after the Pentagon excluded several key allies from a NATO meeting next month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The states that will be present at the meeting &#8211; known as the &#8220;Bergen Group&#8221; &#8211; say that its purpose is not to break the alliance, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/09\/30\/trump-nato-allies-left-out-01100310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump Administration has excluded several important allies from a NATO members meeting that will take place next month.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting planned in Poland and coordinated by the head of the Pentagon&#8217;s policy department, Elbridge Colby, is essentially a working group focused on the future of NATO, several diplomats familiar with the planning told Politico.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, many of the states that did not receive an invitation &#8211; such as the United Kingdom, France, and the Baltic countries &#8211; allocate a significant budget to Defense and play key roles within the alliance, which makes their diplomats wonder why they are being left out.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romania does not appear on the list of participants either.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the details regarding the new NATO working group are still vague, it follows Trump&#8217;s threat line of rewarding some at the expense of others.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colby has organized two similar meetings with Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands. The countries involved in the meeting &#8211; known as the &#8220;Bergen Group&#8221; &#8211; insist that its purpose is not to break the alliance, a diplomat from one of the invited countries stated.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, the group intends to come up with ideas that it can present to the entire alliance for a more in-depth analysis.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hotnews.ro\/semne-de-intrebare-in-europa-dupa-ce-pentagonul-a-exclus-mai-multi-aliati-cheie-de-la-o-reuniune-nato-de-luna-viitoare-2363688\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The states that will be present at the meeting &#8211; known as the &#8220;Bergen Group&#8221; &#8211; say that its purpose is not to break the alliance, writes Politico. The Trump Administration has excluded several important allies from a NATO members meeting that will take place next month. 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