Russia concerned about NATO's presence in Asia / European NATO members concerned about Trump

Pars Today - According to the Russian Foreign Minister, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is seeking to dominate Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, said at a meeting of the General Council of the "United Russia" party on international cooperation: "The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is seeking to expand its hegemony across Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific region."

According to Pars Today, Lavrov added: "NATO has been expanding in recent years and seeking a dominant role not only in the west of our continent but across it, and it declares that expanding its influence in the Asia-Pacific region and forming exclusive membership blocs there is very important for the security of NATO members."

Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, also said on July 14, 2024, during a meeting with senior officials of the Russian Foreign Ministry: "The time has come to discuss collective security guarantees in Eurasia, and it is necessary to limit the presence of extraregional military forces in this region."

Other important news and statements about NATO can be found in this news package:

NATO: Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia threatens security beyond Europe

Mark Rutte, the new Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), claimed on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at the European Political Assembly in Budapest that military cooperation between North Korea and Russia in the Ukraine war is not only a threat to Europe but also endangers global security.

He also stated that this threat has spread beyond European borders and requires a collective and coordinated response from the international community.

In line with this claim, Germany also announced that the defense budget of European NATO members should be increased.

Annalena Baerbock, the German Foreign Minister, stated that allocating 2% of the gross domestic product of European NATO members to the defense budget is no longer sufficient in the current situation, and she called for an increase in the defense budget of European NATO members.

Unpredictability is the most important feature of Trump's attitude towards NATO, according to the Atlantic Council

Philip Dickinson, a senior analyst at the Atlantic Council and deputy director of the Transatlantic Security Initiative, believes that Europeans have been asking themselves for a long time whether NATO can avoid the consequences of Donald Trump's re-election; they hoped that Americans would not elect Trump and never have to answer this question.

Trump's victory has brought a "looming crisis" to NATO

Newsweek wrote in its latest issue: Donald Trump's return to the White House has brought a "looming crisis" to the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as these countries are concerned about their security and trust in the United States as the main partner in this alliance.

Newsweek also added: NATO member countries are trying to ensure in their meetings that Trump cannot reduce US support for Ukraine.

The American magazine Foreign Policy: NATO admits Ukraine's defeat in the war with Russia

Foreign Policy quoted its sources as saying: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) admits that Ukraine is losing the war, and Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, who has said he will quickly end this conflict, only increases concerns about Ukraine.

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