. The chamber authorized the U.S. Congress adopted the law in support of NATO, preventing the President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Commonwealth if it decides to it.

for the draft law voted 357 congressmen, against - 22.

Congress could formally impose a ban on Trump to withdraw from the block, however, can block funding for this purpose. A similar tactic some time ago used in Congress to prevent Barack Obama to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

The draft law of the chamber of authorized campaigning NATO members promised to spend 2% GDP on defense, talking about trump. Also, the draft law endorses the continuation of the funding of the so-called European offers of containment directed against Russia.

A similar draft law is considered in the U.S. Senate. To become a legislative act, a draft law must pass both houses of Congress and be signed by the President. Trump may veto the draft law, which Congress then can cross, if you collect enough votes.

Trump in the past has criticized NATO and said that the bloc has "outlived its usefulness" and forced the allies to pay "fair share" of military expenditures NATO, 3 quarters of which go to the US. While trump has not said publicly about the intention to withdraw from the Commonwealth.



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