'Not our war...': British PM Keir Starmer defends NATO as Trump says United States to pull out of defence pact

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ⁠Wednesday vowed to act in ‌the UK's best interest amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, despite the pressure on him and the leaders of other NATO nations.

Starmer's remarks come amid about ⁠Donald Trump saying he was strongly considering ⁠pulling ‌the United States out ‌of NATO.

Addressing a press conference at Downing Street, Starmer said “Let me say once again, this is not our war. We will not be drawn into the conflict that is not in our national interests.”

"Whatever the ⁠pressure on me and others, ‌whatever ‌the noise, I'm going ‌to ‌act in the British national interest ⁠in ⁠the decisions that I make," Starmer said.

Starmer also went on to defend the NATO as "the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen", especially after Trump's renewed criticism of the pact where he called it a 'paper tiger'.

"It has kept us safe for many decades, and we are fully committed to NATO," Starmer added.

Trump had ⁠said he had long held doubts about ‌NATO's credibility.

"Oh yes, ‌I would say it's beyond ‌reconsideration," Trump told ‌the newspaper when asked about whether he would reconsider U.S. membership ⁠of ⁠the alliance after the conflict.

"I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a ​paper tiger, and Putin knows ​that too, ​by the way," the US President added.