NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on the defense alliance to stay united against an increasingly assertive Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday called on the defense alliance to stay united against an increasingly assertive Russia.
“We do all of this, not to provoke a conflict, but to prevent conflict and to preserve peace. Not to fight but to deter. Not to attack but to defend,” he said during his 40-minute-long remarks. Stoltenberg demanded that Russia come back into compliance with the INF Treaty, a pact barring intermediate-range nuclear missiles that the U.S. has already begun to withdraw from.While Trump on Tuesday told reporters following a meeting with Stoltenberg that “I think we'll get along with Russia,” Stoltenberg took a bleaker tone.
But while the address focused on refuting some of Trump’s biggest gripes about the pact, Stoltenberg echoed Trump’s messaging on NATO defense spending, declaring Trump’s demands that allies contribute more to the pact had been successful.
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