Tillerson seeks to reassure Europe of US security commitment

In a speech Tuesday to a Washington think tank, Tillerson said the US would be the first to respond to any attack on a European ally under NATO's Article 5 mutual defense clause.

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Washington | November 28, 2017 10:16 PM IST

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. U.S. officials are preparing a recommendation for Tillerson to declare that ethnic cleansing is occurring against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is seeking to reassure Europe that the United States remains fully committed to European security, particularly in combating threats from Russia.

In a speech Tuesday to a Washington think tank, Tillerson said the US would be the first to respond to any attack on a European ally under NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense clause.

His comments were intended to dispel widespread unease that the Trump administration is pulling back from the alliance by demanding that European members spend more on their own defenses.

Tillerson was notably critical of Russia, saying its military interventions in Georgia and Ukraine, and interference in European elections and politics were unacceptable and not worthy of a responsible member of the international community.

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