He emphasized that during the American election campaign there will be many different statements.

“Let’s be serious: NATO cannot be a menu-based alliance,” RIA Novosti quotes Borrell as saying.

The diplomat noted that the North Atlantic Alliance cannot depend on the mood of the American leader on a given day.

Previously, former American leader Donald Trump said that the United States would not protect NATO allies who do not meet the alliance's demands for defense spending from a hypothetical attack by Russia.