NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, the former Dutch prime minister, referred to Trump as "daddy" during the alliance's annual summit in June. But Trump's own administration has also called him "daddy" in recent months, raising questions about the origins of the president's nickname.

U.S. president’s National Security Strategy takes a swipe at alliance members.

Leo XIV warned that Trump's disparaging remarks about Europe and NATO could fracture the longstanding US-Europe alliance that he considers vital "today and in the future."

America’s new vision of its place in the world has left its European allies wondering whether Nato can survive in its current form.

The envoy questioned whether Europe would be a dynamic economy or somewhere Americans visit for lovely wines, cheeses and beers.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz denied any disagreements during a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump and EU leaders regarding the peace plan for Ukraine, Sky News reports. According to the agency,

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Thursday that if the United States and Europeans could agree on a plan to end the war in Ukraine, this would be a "test" of whether Russia "really wants peace". The NATO chief also accused China of being "Russia's lifeline" in the war.