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As Trump forces NATO to pay up, alliance races to close military gap with US
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This is part one of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance.
NATO has become a «bloated architecture» too dependent on American military power, former senior national security advisor Keith Kellogg told Fox News Digital.
As President Donald Trump pressures NATO allies to spend more on defense — ordering the withdrawal of 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany and signaling possible cuts in Spain and Italy — a deeper concern is emerging inside the alliance: despite years of rising European defense budgets, NATO still depends heavily on American military power, from missile defense and intelligence to logistics and nuclear deterrence.
The growing gap between political commitments and real military capability is now fueling calls for structural changes inside the alliance as NATO confronts mounting threats from Russia and instability in the Middle East.
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NATO’s imbalance is not theoretical — and it is not new, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg told Fox News Digital, «I told the president… maybe you ought to talk about a tiered relationship with NATO,» Kellogg described conversations with Trump in his first term about the alliance’s future. «…we need to develop a new, for lack of a better term, a new NATO a new defensive alignment with Europe.»
Kellogg added the alliance has expanded politically but not militarily — creating what he sees as a growing gap between commitments and real capability.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose during the NATO Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Ben Stansall/Pool/Reuters)
«You started with 12, and you went to 32, and in the process, I think you diluted the impact,» he argued, calling today’s NATO «a very bloated architecture.»
«They haven’t put the money into defense. Their defense industry and defense forces have atrophied. When you look at the Brits right now, they could barely deploy forces: they have two aircraft carriers, both under maintenance. Their brigades are like one out of six that work. And you just look at the capability, it’s just not there. So I think we need to realize that and say, well, we need something different,» Kellogg, who is the co-chair of the Center for American Security at the America First Foreign Policy Institute, told Fox News Digital.
But not everyone agrees the alliance is losing relevance.
«It has never been more relevant,» said John R. Deni, a research professor at the U.S. Army War College, who says NATO remains central to U.S. national security.
«The reason for that is twofold,» he said. «One, it’s our comparative advantage versus the Chinese and the Russians… they don’t have anything like this.»
«And the second reason… NATO underwrites the security and stability of our most important trade and investment relationship,» he added, referring to economic ties between North America and Europe.
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NATO chiefs of defense hold a meeting in Brussels on Aug. 20, 2025, with screens displaying allied leaders joining remotely to discuss Ukraine. (Fox News)
Dependence: Design or Weakness?
By around 2010, the United States accounted for roughly 65% to 70% of NATO defense spending, according to analysis provided by Barak Seener from the Henry Jackson Society, a London-based think tank.
«They’ve always been dependent on the U.S.,» Kellogg said of the European allies.
«The allies overall rely upon one another for deterrence and defense by design,» Deni said, explaining that alliances exist to «pool their resources» and «aggregate their individual strengths.»
Deni pointed to ground forces as a clear example of what the U.S. gains from the alliance, noting that «there are far more allied mechanized infantry forces on the ground than there are Americans.»
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Still, he acknowledged that reliance has at times gone too far.
«In the past… it was fair to say that the European allies were overly reliant upon the Americans for conventional defense,» he said, pointing to the 2000s.
That, he said, was partly driven by U.S. priorities — as Washington pushed European allies to focus on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq rather than territorial defense.
A Polish Army soldier sits in a tank as a NATO flag flies behind during the NATO Noble Jump VJTF exercises on June 18, 2015, in Zagan, Poland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Seener describes NATO as «formally collective, but functionally asymmetric,» with the U.S. providing a disproportionate share of «high-end capabilities.»
That asymmetry is most visible in nuclear deterrence.
Seener said the U.S. provides the overwhelming majority of NATO’s nuclear arsenal — including intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched systems and strategic bombers — meaning deterrence ultimately relies on the assumption of U.S. retaliation.
A NATO official told Fox News Digital that, «The U.S. nuclear deterrent cannot be replaced, but it is clear that Europe needs to step up. There’s no question. There needs to be a better balance when it comes to our defense and security. Both because we see the vital role the U.S. plays around the world and the resources that it demands, and also because it is only fair.»
«The good news,» the official added, «is that the Allies are doing exactly that. They are stepping up, working together — and with the U.S. — to ensure we collectively have what we need to deter and defend one billion people living across the Euro-Atlantic area.»
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Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters of the U.S. Army 12th Combat Aviation Brigade fly over a Lithuanian Vilkas infantry fighting vehicle during the Allied Spirit 25 military exercise near Hohenfels, Germany, on March 12, 2025.
The Systems NATO Cannot Replace
Beyond nuclear weapons, the dependence runs through the alliance’s operational backbone.
Seener pointed to U.S.-provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance — as well as logistics and command systems — as essential to NATO operations.
«Without U.S. intelligence and surveillance, NATO loses situational awareness and early warning capabilities,» Seener said, adding, «So that means that Russia, for example, can attack Europe. And theoretically, if there’s no NATO and the U.S. is not involved, Europe would not be aware, or it would take it too long to be able to defend itself.»
Kellogg also says that much of Europe’s military capability falls short of top-tier systems.
«For the most part, their equipment, if you had to grade it A, B, C, D, E, F, they’re kind of like B players or C players,» he said. «It’s not the first line of work.»
He pointed to air and missile defense as a key gap, noting that while European countries rely on U.S.-made systems such as Patriot and THAAD, «they don’t have a system that’s comparable.»
Kellogg attributed that to years of underinvestment, saying European defense industries «have atrophied,» adding that the United States is also now «relearning that as well.»
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President Donald Trump and Poland’s President Andrzej Duda talk during a working lunch at the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain, on Dec. 4, 2019. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Deni said the picture today is more mixed.
«Alliance defense spending has been up… and has spiked far more after 2022,» he said, pointing to Russia’s invasion of Crimea in 2014 as a turning point.
But he cautioned that capability gains take time, noting that many improvements are still years away from full deployment.
Deni pointed to recent European purchases of U.S. systems as evidence of growing capability, noting that countries including Poland, Romania, Norway and Denmark are acquiring the F-35 fighter jet from the U.S.
«You can’t build an F-35 overnight,» he said, adding that many of these improvements will take years to fully materialize.
A NATO official told Fox News Digital the alliance «needs to move further and faster» to meet growing threats, pointing to new capability targets agreed by defense ministers in June 2025.
Keith Kellogg speaks during the Warsaw Security Forum on Sept. 30, 2025, in Poland. (Marek Antoni Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The official said priorities include air and missile defense, long-range weapons, logistics and large land forces, noting that while details remain classified, plans call for a fivefold increase in air and missile defense, «thousands more» armored vehicles and tanks, and «millions more» artillery shells. NATO also aims to double key enabling capabilities such as logistics, transportation and medical support.
The official added that allies are increasing investments in warships, aircraft, drones, long-range missiles, as well as space and cyber capabilities, while boosting readiness and modernizing command and control.
«These targets are now included in national plans,» the official said, adding that allies must demonstrate how they will meet them through sustained defense spending and capability development.
The NATO official also noted that European allies lead multinational forces across Central and Eastern Europe, while the U.S. and Canada serve as framework nations in Poland and Latvia, alongside ongoing air policing missions and NATO’s KFOR operation in Kosovo.
A Swedish Air Force JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft takes off from southern Sweden on April 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Scanpix/Patric Soderstrom, File)
What happens if the U.S. is stretched?
Kellogg’s warning is direct: NATO’s deterrence depends on U.S. presence.
«The one you always have to worry about… is Russia,» Kellogg, who was Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia in 2025, said.
If U.S. forces are tied down elsewhere, NATO could face serious strain — particularly in areas like intelligence and logistics.
For Kellogg, the danger is delay. «We won’t know until it happens,» he said. «And then you won’t be able to respond to it.»
Deni, however, said the alliance remains a strategic asset — not a liability.
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A NATO military force stands guard outside the World Forum in The Hague ahead of the two-day NATO summit on June 22, 2025. (Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP)
The question, he suggests, is not whether NATO still works. It is whether allies can adapt fast enough to keep it working.
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Rep. Rich McCormick ‘worried’ by Iran deal: ‘I don’t trust them at all’
Rep. Rich McCormick, a Georgia Republican, weighs in on the evolving Iran nuclear talks, reiterating his strong distrust for the Iranian regime. He supports President Trump’s position, labeling the deal an «unconditional surrender» and highlighting concerns that billions in unfrozen assets could empower Iran’s military. McCormick emphasizes the regime’s history of hostility and calls for its change.
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President Donald Trump’s new Iran framework is drawing warnings from nuclear experts who say the deal could leave Tehran too much control over its uranium stockpile unless inspectors first locate, secure and verify the material.
The concern centers on language in the reported U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) saying the two sides will resolve the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile through a still-to-be-negotiated process. The MOU identifies on-site «downblending,» which means diluting enriched uranium so it is less usable for a nuclear weapon, under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) supervision as the minimum acceptable method for dealing with the material.
The MOU does not explicitly say Iran will retain a civilian nuclear program, but it says the two sides will discuss enrichment and other matters related to Iran’s «nuclear needs» in a final deal.
«Unfettered verification is everything,» Chuck DeVore, Chief National Initiatives Officer at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, told Fox News Digital. «There can be no denial for teams to inspect on the ground. Remote, technological means can achieve a lot, but nothing beats in-person inspections.»
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A composite image shows President Donald Trump alongside a missile launch with the Iranian flag in the background. Nuclear experts are warning that Trump’s reported Iran framework could leave Tehran too much control over its uranium stockpile unless inspectors first fully account for and secure the material. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The warnings from experts come as the MOU has already been signed, while planned follow-up talks in Switzerland aimed at launching technical negotiations were postponed Friday. The delay leaves key nuclear details unresolved as the agreement begins a 60-day window for negotiating a final deal.
IAEA supervision would only be meaningful if inspectors first regain enough access to fully account for Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and ensure Tehran does not retain unchecked control of the material, nuclear experts who spoke with Fox News Digital warned. Meanwhile, a recent IAEA report released this month underscored the agency’s limited visibility into Iran’s declared nuclear program after last year’s military strikes, saying that aside from a single inspection at an Iranian nuclear power plant, the agency «has not received information from Iran» about the status of its other declared nuclear facilities or associated nuclear material. «Nor has the Agency had access» to those sites for in-field verification, the report noted.
A senior administration official told Fox News Digital on background that the MOU required Iran’s regime to reaffirm that it will not procure or develop nuclear weapons, calling that a critical first step under Iran’s new Supreme Leader.
The official said the U.S. has reached understandings with Iran when it comes to its uranium stockpile, and the new deal is the first step of turning these understandings into real results, which include progress on enriched uranium stockpiles, dismantlement of nuclear sites, an enrichment ban and inspection access. The official added that the U.S. has already had productive discussions with Iran on those issues and, now that the MOU is formally in place, negotiators will work to make quick progress.
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The official also referred Fox News Digital to comments Vice President JD Vance made Thursday, when he said the deal’s benefits depend on Iran following through on its promises.
«They have promised not to enrich. They have promised that they would allow inspectors in to destroy that highly enriched stockpile. And then, of course, it’s not usable anymore. You take it somewhere else,» Vance said. «They promised a number of things, and that’s why the deal contemplates a number of benefits if they do those things. But it doesn’t do anything if they don’t actually meet those promises.»
Vice President JD Vance listens as a reporter asks a question in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Andrea Stricker, deputy director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Nonproliferation Program, told Fox News Digital that any credible agreement must begin with recovering and safeguarding Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, and not allowing Tehran to keep control of the material while it is diluted inside the country.
«Without verifiably dismantling and destroying all of Iran’s fundamental nuclear capabilities — nuclear material, facilities, centrifuges, manufacturing capabilities, equipment, documentation, and weaponization capacities, and ensuring scientists are redirected to civilian work — Iran’s pledge on paper is meaningless,» she told Fox News Digital, noting that Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile could, if recovered and further enriched, provide enough weapons-grade material for roughly 22 nuclear weapons.
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DeVore was more cautious about assigning a single number to Iran’s potential weapons capacity, saying the estimate depends heavily on the sophistication of the weapon design. He said the same stockpile could translate into fewer basic weapons or be stretched further by a more advanced nuclear program.
He said on-site downblending, if properly verified, would be aimed at making Iran’s roughly 1,000 pounds of 60% enriched uranium unavailable for further enrichment. DeVore cautioned that the material would still need additional processing to be turned into weapons-grade uranium and said he does not believe Tehran can currently do that because key facilities were destroyed in last year’s strikes.
A satellite image shows damage at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. strikes on June 22, 2025. (Maxar Technologies)
Asked what would be needed to make any Iran deal enforceable, DeVore told Fox News Digital the U.S. must avoid repeating what he described as a key weakness of the Obama-era nuclear deal: allowing Tehran to restrict access or keep certain sites off limits. He said the «ultimate question» is on-site verification, warning that Washington cannot allow itself to be pushed into «an agreement for agreement’s sake.»
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DeVore also said the Obama-era JCPOA gave inspectors too much notice and too little freedom to inspect suspicious locations as well, arguing that any new deal must avoid a system where Iran can delay, limit or steer inspections before the IAEA gets on the ground.
The flag of Iran waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. (Florian Schroetter/AP Photo)
DeVore told Fox News Digital that his concern is informed by his experience as a young special assistant for foreign affairs in the Reagan administration, when he worked on verification issues surrounding Cold War-era nuclear agreements with the Soviet Union, including the Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty and the Threshold Test Ban Treaty.
In those negotiations, DeVore said, the danger was that the minimum level of verification sought by defense and intelligence officials could become the starting point for diplomats, meaning the final deal could end up below what experts believed was necessary.
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«Once you say, ‘This is the minimum we need,’ then that becomes the starting point, so anything agreed to is less than that,» DeVore said. «That’s what I fear.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the IAEA asking whether the agency can currently account for Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile and whether it has any comment on the verification questions raised by the reported framework.
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Algunos lectores seguro han desestimado el legado de Trump (también están, obviamente, quienes lo consideran absolutamente negativo). Sin embargo, sus ideas hoy son políticamente más relevantes que otra ideas y continúan influyendo en la práctica política contemporánea más que otras. Definitivamente el movimiento Trump defiende y sigue su enfoque, pero además el mismo no tiene más remedio que ser considerado por todos los demás actores a nivel internacional y la lógica de política interna de Estados Unidos hoy sigue discutiendo principalmente una agenda que pone en el día a día el Presidente de los Estados Unidos. Ya hemos analizado en columnas anteriores las principales características del sistema político de Trump por lo tanto no repetiré conceptos, pero sí decir que las leyes, las instituciones, la corrección política, los patrones establecidos por el establishment y los mismos principios, todo eso forma parte de la dinámica política que se pone en discusión con las acciones y declaraciones de las políticas de esta administración.
El análisis de esta conceptualizacion nos lleva a su parte más clara y concreta: la política de uso de la fuerza o amenaza del uso de la fuerza como la piedra angular metodológica para desarrollar las variables y objetivos de negociación. La acción de la administración ha afectado el mundo entero y definitivamente ha tenido un impacto fuerte en la región. Este es el primer aspecto que distingue las políticas de Trump de las concepciones anteriores del mundo y que deja una imagen absolutamente clara y ello es la necesidad de la acción, si es necesaria transformada en conflicto para resolver los problemas en algunos casos o para posicionar el interés de Estados Unidos en otros. En este contexto solo podemos comprender la actualidad desde una perspectiva respecto a la cual Trump cree que la historia debe tener un propósito específico principal que es reconocerlo. Eso no va a estar fácil, especialmente teniendo en cuenta la opinión pública prevalente y la situación de la “intelligentsia” actual, su retórica y la militancia que realiza de sus valores políticos. Las decisiones de la política Trump muestra que sus objetivos no necesariamente son un progreso inmediato hacia la libertad, la ciencia política no tendría que apelar a mayores profundidades analíticas y a distintas perspectivas en sus análisis para determinar que son lisa y llanamente intereses económicos los criterios que forman parte de su marco estructural de trabajo.
La generación permanente de “hechos Trump” establece la agenda política global. Los hechos demuestran persistentemente la militancia de una “intelligentsia” global que ha sido cerrilmente opositora pero cuya conexión con los “hechos Trump” en muchos casos ha sido distante y su capacidad de previsión ha sido relativamente nula. Es así que predijeron la inviabilidad del proyecto político de Trump en el 2015, pronosticaron su derrota en su primera participación electoral, decretaron su derrota en cada en cada debate presidencial, pronosticaron que cada denuncia significaba condena y prisión inminente, pronosticaron su derrota electoral nuevamente en la última elección, y obviamente han obviado sus resultados en las negociaciones con Panamá, Gaza, con Venezuela y la solución de las crisis humanitarias en el Darien y en la frontera sur, ahora en el caso del conflicto con Irán inmediatamente luego del anuncio del acuerdo aparecieron por lo menos tres versiones “fake” del acuerdo casi inmediatamente. Esto sin duda continuará. Se busca quizás hacer aparecer los acuerdos de la presidencia Obama como de alguna manera similares (o superiores) al acuerdo alcanzado ahora, pero por el punto no es ese, es la permisibilidad que se estructura o no bajo esos acuerdos o en paralelo a esos acuerdos, para que Irán enriqueciera su uranio. Creo que el cambio fundamental sería que esa permisibilidad no esté disponible y haya consecuencias si violan las restricciones para el enriquecimiento de uranio. El concepto por el cual los iraníes pueden firmar cualquier cosa e irrespetar cualquier cosa, de acordar primero y luego ver como no cumplen es que no se permitan esas violaciones, no debería seguir siendo tolerado, que no haya indulgencia con su mala fe. Cualquier acuerdo que se firme con Irán es susceptible de ser violado por Irán cuyos líderes no tienen que rendir cuentas terrenales por sus acciones criminales, violatorias y/o de mala fe. Por otra parte, en lo relativo al acuerdo preliminar con Irán, se deben de tener especialmente las fragilidades que tiene el mismo al no contemplar algunos intereses específicos de seguridad israelíes, que puede obligarlos a activar el uso de la fuerza para contrarrestar amenazas o agresiones.
Quizás resulta extraño para algunos que la libertad como concepto político y civil no haya formado parte de ningún objetivo o resultados de las acciones de la administración de EUA. La política exterior americana, que contiene las semillas de la libertad como marco conceptual, retórico y programático no ha formado parte de los resultados de sus acciones. La administración americana no ha aspirado a cambios de régimen que tantos fracasos costó a administraciones anteriores. Es así que sigue explorando nuevas fórmulas de asociación con los regímenes existentes. Las acciones de Trump marcan el retorno a la antigua democracia hemisférica americana, por la cual la determinación de la legitimidad pasa a estar legalmente reforzada por el apoyo y/o asociación con los Estados Unidos. Esto es muy probable que acarre disfuncionalidades varias en el futuro. La posición de la potencia como fuente de derecho, ser amigo de la misma implica estar legitimado. También la agenda temática global y regional ha cambiado con la apertura a la discusión de nuevos temas de forma recurrente, son temas que una agenda semi-woke internacional había eficientemente censurado. Por todo ello la evolución de la libertad individual es solamente parte sustancial del mundo de los negocios.
El idealismo que se introdujo para negociar el principio clave de la presión a través de la universalización de la justicia americana, la idea del conflicto como una unidad de fuerza y diplomacia. Además, el aspecto espiritual del individuo como en su máximo potencial. La lógica política estadounidense es un despliegue de todo, desde lo material, de lo tecnológico a la abstracción espiritual religiosa, no hay elemento que quede fuera del mensaje político ni de la justificación de las acciones. Los pasos están guiados por lo que podríamos llamar la educación de los asociados, reforzada por las relaciones diplomáticas que pasaron a contener consuetudinariamente por lo menos un viso de presión sobre ellos.
La diplomacia multilateral cuya agenda tiene notorios problemas para asumir la agenda política global o regional cayo en un período en el que se vive sin ofrecer al individuo el más alto nivel de garantías para su libertad, tanto social como espiritual o política y económica. Sin embargo, para alcanzar su funcionamiento pleno, la sociedad internacional se resintió en su propio dudoso sistema incapaz de soluciones y cuya autoridad moral había desaparecido.
En resumen, la diplomacia multilateral demostró una y otra vez la falta de tenacidad para asumir compromisos políticos ignorando las más básicas necesidades en la comunidad internacional. Por lo cual se terminó yendo por un proceso en el que la comunidad internacional terminó ignorando el multilateralismo. O apelando al multilateralismo para que los problemas no tuvieran solución, algo así como “si no querés resolver un problema nombra una comisión”. Es muy difícil justificar la idea de morir apegado a un sistema que no funciona y cuyo liderazgo hace lo imposible para que no funcione. A través de la lógica de estos procesos históricos, se dieron crimenes de lesa humanidad, violaciones sistemáticas de Derechos Humanos y corrupción rampante bajo la mirada pasiva o declaraciones, pero sin ninguna capacidad de aplicabilidad del derecho o de ejecutoriedad de la norma. Eso ha cambiado. Hoy algunos tiranos por lo menos se preocupan de que se les pueda aplicar el método “Nicolas Maduro”, que es llevárselos para darles residencia en el sistema penal americano o el método “niño Guerrero” o “Khamenei” que es simplemente un bombardeo con objetivo personal.
Cuantos de estos procesos implicaran una transición a la democracia en el futuro es difícil saberlo, consideramos oportuno en este momento subrayar el argumento político de que la promoción de la libertad y la democracia son partes necesarias del proceso histórico regional.
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Man charged with attempted murder, released after allegedly forcing toddler into crocodile enclosure at zoo
Man FORCES child into crocodile enclosure
A British man has been arrested after allegedly forcing a 3-year-old boy into a crocodile enclosure at a zoo. The child suffered critical injuries, and authorities say the suspect did not know the boy as the investigation continues.
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A man was released from custody on Friday after he was charged with attempted murder for allegedly forcing a 3-year-old boy into a crocodile enclosure at a zoo.
Cambridgeshire police said that the man, who remains unidentified, wasn’t fit to be interviewed.
The boy suffered critical injuries in the incident at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a farm and zoo in Huntingdon, England, north of London.
The 30-year-old man will remain on bail until Sept. 30, pending further inquiries.
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A crocodile rests inside an enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst, a farm and zoo in Old Hurst, Cambridgeshire, Britain, on April 14, 2026. (Dorota Dee Trajdos/Reuters)
«The man, who is not known to the victim, was assessed as not being fit for interview,» police said in a statement.
The boy is in stable condition, after reportedly suffering a broken arm and pelvis.
He was saved from the crocodile by Tracey Johnson, the wife of the zoo’s owner.
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«I know Tracey very well and she’s a lovely lady and it’s nothing more than I’d expect from her,» a local told BBC News. «She’d always put her own life at risk to save someone else. She’s an extraordinary lady and very brave.
The villager added that Johnson put herself in «immense danger» during the rescue.
The owners said their tropical house would remain closed until further notice.
Crocodiles rest inside an enclosure at Johnsons of Old Hurst farm and zoo in Old Hurst, Cambridgeshire, Britain, on April 14, 2026. (Dorota Dee Trajdos/Reuters)
«Our thoughts and prayers are with the boy and his family following the incident that occurred today,» the owners wrote on social media.
Johnsons of Old Hurst is a farm and zoo north of London in Huntingdon, England. (Google Maps)
Huntingdonshire district councillor Charlotte Lowe said she couldn’t «fathom how it’s happened because they’ve got all the right protection and safety equipment, for want of a better word, in there,» The Guardian reported.
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