UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told the BBC that any signals of division within Nato could be a “gift” to countries like Iran and Russia.
Badenoch was giving her reaction to Trump’s threats to leave Nato in response to the perceived lack of support for his military action in Iran.
“I think that we need to make sure that we do not give gifts to countries like Russia or Iran, making it seem as if there is a split in the Western alliance,” Badenoch told BBC Breakfast. “What President Trump’s words are, is creating that.
“If they see that the Western countries are squabbling, that’s a gift to them.
“That’s a gift to Russia and Iran and other enemies. We need to show that the Western alliance is still strong. I certainly disagree with anything that looks like it’s undermining Nato.”