If China's leader Xi Jinping wants to take Taiwan, he will call Russia's leader Vladimir Putin to attack NATO territory and thus divert attention from Beijing's activities," said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, quoted by the paper "New York Times".
– We are facing a immense geopolitical challenge. First of all, it is related to Russia, which rebuilds at a rate that is not equal in fresh history. “The NATO chief stressed. He added that the Russians have produced 3 times more ammunition in 3 months than the full Alliance for a year; in addition, they cooperate with North Korea, China and Iran.
– Indo-Pacific and Atlantic are becoming increasingly interconnected. We know China has an eye on Taiwan. Given this full geopolitical arrangement, it is not possible for us to defend ourselves if we stick to those old 2 percent (defence spending) – he continued. He admitted that the fresh mark of spending on this mark by NATO countries, of 5% of GDP, was "a immense sum". – But if we don't, we'll gotta learn Russian. - He warned me.
He assured that talks with the American administration show that the US is full committed to NATO and Article 5, stating that an attack on 1 ally is an attack on everyone. – The US is not safe if the Atlantic, Europe and the Arctic are not safe – he said.
According to NATO's secretary-general, if China's leader had decided to attack Taiwan, he would first call his "younger partner" Putin, to whom he would say: Hey, I'm gonna do this, and I request you to take them to Europe by attacking NATO territory.. – This is most likely the way this is going to happen. said Rutte. To deter Russia and China, NATO must be strong and cooperation in the area of Info-Pacific is needed," he said.
He pointed out that there is presently no discussion on the withdrawal of American forces from Europe. – As regards the number of soldiers, we all agree that there should be no capacity gaps (defensive) in Europe – he added. If it comes to a turn towards Asia in the future, everything must be done in specified a way that "there are no gaps in the capacity, so that there are no surprises," he stressed. – That's how I talk to the American administration. – noted the head of the North Atlantic Alliance.
He besides said that the NATO countries had committed themselves to a 5% defence spending thanks to president Donald Trump. – Of course, his kind can be a small harsh. But I'm not certain without that kind and the fact that sometimes it's raw, we would have achieved the consequence at the NATO summit that we had. said NATO Secretary-General.
Source: PAP / Natalia Dziurdzińska, Washington
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