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JUST IN: President Trump Tells NATO Secretary General To His Face That The US Needs Greenland
NATO Chief responds: « Don’t drag NATO into it ! »
U.S. President Donald Trump met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office. The pair discussed Greenland, with Trump again advocating U.S. annexation for security reasons. « I think it will happen, » Trump said. « I’m sitting with a man that can be very instrumental, » he added, pointing to Rutte with his hand. Rutte intervened in Trump’s speech by saying, « When it comes to Greenland, if it joins the US or not, I will leave that outside of me in this discussion because I don’t want to drag NATO into that. » Watch their full exchange here.
Kamala Harris promotes U.S. Leadership in the World at Munich Security Conference
Kamala Harris said Washington’s commitment to NATO remains « ironclad » at the 60th edition of the Munich Security Conference. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war also dominated the agenda.
US Vice President Kamala Harris has reassured allies that Washington would continue to take a leading role in global security.
« In these unsettled times, it is clear America cannot retreat, » she told the Munich Security Conference.
Her address comes after former US President Donald Trump questioned the value of the NATO military alliance, and recently suggested that he would encourage Russia to attack allies who fail to pay enough for defense.
« I know that there are questions here in Europe and around the world, about the future of America’s role of global leadership, » Harris said.
But she said it is in Washington’s interest to fulfill its « long standing role of global leadership » and described her and Joe Biden’s commitment to NATO as « sacred » and « ironclad. »
« Our leadership keeps our homeland safe, supports American jobs, secures supply chains, and opens new markets for American goods, » Harris added.
« And I firmly believe our commitment to build and sustain alliances has helped America become the most powerful and prosperous country in the world. »
(source: dw.com)
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Nato ready to face threat from ‘Moscow or Minsk’, says alliance head after Wagner chief’s exile
Jens Stoltenberg says alliance has strengthened eastern flank and will protect ‘every inch of Nato territory’ after Prigozhin move.
Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance is ready to defend itself against any threat from “Moscow or Minsk” and has increased its military presence on its eastern flank in recent days after Belarus welcomed Wagner rebel leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
“It’s too early to make any final judgment about the consequences of the fact that Prigozhin has moved to Belarus and most likely also some of his forces will also be located to Belarus,” Stoltenberg told reporters.
“What is absolutely clear is that we have sent a clear message to Moscow and to Minsk that Nato is there to protect every ally and every inch of Nato territory,” he said after a meeting in The Hague of eight Nato leaders.
Stoltenberg said Nato would agree to strengthen its defences at a key summit of all 31 Nato members on 11 July in Vilnius, Lithuania, in order to protect all members, especially those that border Belarus.
Finland and Sweden weigh joining NATO
In a rapid response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and despite threats from Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, of “serious political and military consequences” — both Finland and Sweden are now seriously debating applications for membership in NATO and are widely expected to join the alliance.
Should these militarily nonaligned Nordic countries opt to do so, it would be yet another example of the counterproductive results of Putin’s war in Ukraine. Instead of crushing Ukrainian nationalism, Putin has enhanced it. Instead of weakening the trans-Atlantic alliance, he has solidified it. And instead of blocking NATO’s growth, he has catalyzed its potential expansion.
At a news conference in Stockholm yesterday with Magdalena Andersson, the Swedish prime minister, Sanna Marin, the Finnish prime minister, said a decision on whether to apply for membership would be made “within weeks.” The subsequent application process could take a year or more.
NATO response: Officials said only that the alliance has an open-door policy and that any country wishing to join can ask for an invitation. The secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said simply: “There are no other countries that are closer to NATO.”
(source: nytimes.com)
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