Trump hurt Nato’s credibility more in past weeks than Putin managed in years, says Czech president – Europe live

<p>Petr Pavel, a former senior Nato general, says it is unfair to expect defensive alliance to ‘automatically help in wars waged outside its territory’</p><p><strong>Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has briefed some capitals that US president Donald Trump wants concrete commitments within the next few days for help securing the strait of Hormuz,</strong> two European diplomats told Reuters.</p><p>The report <strong>appears to confirm yesterday’s report in the German economic daily Handelsblatt</strong>, <a href="https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/iran-krieg-nato-erwaegt-marine-einsatz-in-der-strasse-von-hormus/100215239.html?utm_source=hb-eilmeldungen&amp;utm_medium=nl&amp;utm_campaign=standard-free&amp;utm_content=08042026">claiming</a> Nato was considering a naval mission to secure the strait in a move to “appease” Trump (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/08/jd-vance-hungary-viktor-orban-election-nato-europe-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-69d653858f083cb9ac1cf7de#block-69d653858f083cb9ac1cf7de">Europe Live Wednesday</a>).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/09/nato-rutte-trump-iran-hungary-elections-vance-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>