A summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Atlantic Alliance, Friday, had to display the determination and unity of its members, at a time when the security of the continent is questioned by Russia.
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It’s the return to the falling language of the Berlin Wall: By announcing, Thursday, February 24, the strengthening of NATO’s defense and deterrence capacity, the Secretary General of the Organization, Jens Stoltenberg, said that we were now witnessing the fight “democracy against autocracy, freedom against oppression”.
Friday, a summit by videoconferencing of the Heads of State and the Government of the Atlantic Alliance owed above all to display the determination and unity of its thirty members, at a time when the security of the continent is questioned by A Russia “who tries to rewrite the story and restore his sphere of influence,” says Stoltenberg. Faced with Moscow, however, it will not be to intervene militarily: Ukraine is a “partner” which has been “helped, strengthened and whose army benefited from a training” and it is only question today. to “protect allies from any attack”.
m. Stoltenberg No more than the High Representative Josep Borrell mentioned Thursday the requests made by Kiev: defensive and offensive weapons, ammunition, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-extent, communication systems, etc. And humanitarian aid.
The three Baltic States, the five countries of the East Flank (Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia) and France claimed consultations on the basis of Article 4 of the Atlantic Treaty North. They are launched are launched when the territorial integrity, the political independence or the security of a member are threatened.
Additional forces deployed to the East
The activation of “defense plans” – Graduated Response Plans, GRP, according to the English acronym – of NATO A, in the wake, been decided. It is a green light issued to the “Sacker”, the supreme commander of allied forces in Europe, the American General Tod Wolters, with a view to the implementation of an adequate military response to ensure the protection of an oriental flank that goes from the Baltic countries to Romania through Poland.
Otanian “defense plans” offer greater latitude at military command for the organization of the presence of troops at strategic locations. Additional forces should thus be deployed to the East, where the annexation of Crimea have already park some 5,000 soldiers since 2014. According to Slovakia, multinational units could also be sent on the flank is, similar to those already present in the Baltic States. In addition, the organization’s air and naval presence has been strengthened.
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