Tag: NATO

‘The damage has been done’: As Trump claims victory on Greenland, Europe loses trust

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“In an interview with Fox Business, he said, “We’re getting everything we wanted — total security, total access to everything.”
Yet all of that was available to Trump from the start, without the drama that sent the NATO alliance barreling toward an internal crisis, a Danish official told NBC News on Thursday.

The only nonnegotiable point for Denmark was that Greenland shouldn’t be absorbed by the U.S., the person added.

“We can discuss increased military presence and more troops. You name it, basically, you can have it” under existing treaties, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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his Greenland gambit clawed away some of the trust that underpins a successful alliance, said diplomats, government officials and foreign policy experts.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/damage-done-trump-claims-victory-012236295.html

Trump hammers NATO allies while Greenland crisis deepens

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“”I DOUBT NATO WOULD BE THERE FOR US IF WE REALLY NEEDED THEM,” Trump blasted on Truth Social, while insisting the U.S. would still defend alliance members. “We will always be there for NATO, even if they won’t be there for us.”

Under Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, NATO’s collective defense clause, an attack on one member of the alliance is considered an attack on all. The provision has been formally invoked only once — in response to al-Qaida’s 9/11 terror attack against the U.S.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/us-donald-trump-nato-allies-greenland-crisis-deepens/

Frontline states want EU cash as Russian threat intensifies

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“In recent months Russia has flown fighter jets into Estonian airspace and sent dozens of drones deep into Polish and Romanian territory. Its ally Belarus has repeatedly brought Lithuanian air traffic to a standstill by allowing giant balloons to cross its borders. And last week, Moscow’s top envoy Sergey Lavrov issued a veiled threat to Finland to exit NATO.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/frontline-states-eu-cash-russia-threat-defense/

Update from Ukraine | Putin’s new Provocation! Ruzzian Fighter jets Violated NATO airspace

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Russian jets violated NATO airspace in Estonia with minimal consequences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV2OTIBtjSw

Update from Ukraine | Escalation Ruzzia sends more Drones to NATO | Ukraine Hits Big Refinery

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Update from Ukraine | Escalation Ruzzia sends more Drones to NATO | Ukraine Hits Big Refinery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5gEEgHsCg