Europe Looks For Alternatives To A Changing NATO
The post Europe Looks For Alternatives To A Changing NATO appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Gabrielius Landsbergis, then the foreign minister of Lithuania, speaks to the press in December … More 2024. (Photo by BOB REIJNDERS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Former Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis sums up his concerns about NATO with an image borrowed from quantum mechanics: Schrödinger’s cat. “We’re in an ambiguous position,” Landsbergis explained in an interview last week. President Donald Trump makes inflammatory statements about the alliance, threatening to walk away unless Europe steps up to carry more of the cost. But then Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears in Brussels or some other forum and calms Europe down—Landsbergis calls it “normalizing the situation.” The upshot: confusion and uncertainty. “NATO is challenged and not challenged at the same time,” the former diplomat says. And in his view, this creates a perfect, bone-chilling opportunity for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. It isn’t hard to imagine how the scenario would play out. If Putin can convince the White House that the U.S. will benefit from a better relationship with Moscow—as he apparently has—Trump may hesitate to jeopardize the opportunity, even if a NATO ally is attacked. It’s Landsbergis’ worst nightmare: “Trump will say, ‘I’m in the middle of a conversation with Putin. I can’t break it off. I’m sorry, guys. I’m unable to help. You’re on your own.’” As the Lithuanian sees it, Putin has already maneuvered the U.S. into a kind of “limbo position” that poses grave dangers for the alliance. “Putin may think this is the moment to act—to change the reality” on the ground in Europe. Gabrielius Landsbergis: Many European Leaders Are Starting To Think About Plan B No wonder leaders across the continent are starting to think about Plan B. Trump doesn’t have to withdraw from NATO, as he has threatened repeatedly…
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Gabrielius Landsbergis, then the foreign minister of Lithuania, speaks to the press in December … More 2024. (Photo by BOB REIJNDERS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Former Lithuanian foreign minister Gabrielius Landsbergis sums up his concerns about NATO with an image borrowed from quantum mechanics: Schrödinger’s cat. “We’re in an ambiguous position,” Landsbergis explained in an interview last week. President Donald Trump makes inflammatory statements about the alliance, threatening to walk away unless Europe steps up to carry more of the cost. But then Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears in Brussels or some other forum and calms Europe down—Landsbergis calls it “normalizing the situation.” The upshot: confusion and uncertainty. “NATO is challenged and not challenged at the same time,” the former diplomat says. And in his view, this creates a perfect, bone-chilling opportunity for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. It isn’t hard to imagine how the scenario would play out. If Putin can convince the White House that the U.S. will benefit from a better relationship with Moscow—as he apparently has—Trump may hesitate to jeopardize the opportunity, even if a NATO ally is attacked. It’s Landsbergis’ worst nightmare: “Trump will say, ‘I’m in the middle of a conversation with Putin. I can’t break it off. I’m sorry, guys. I’m unable to help. You’re on your own.’” As the Lithuanian sees it, Putin has already maneuvered the U.S. into a kind of “limbo position” that poses grave dangers for the alliance. “Putin may think this is the moment to act—to change the reality” on the ground in Europe. Gabrielius Landsbergis: Many European Leaders Are Starting To Think About Plan B No wonder leaders across the continent are starting to think about Plan B. Trump doesn’t have to withdraw from NATO, as he has threatened repeatedly…
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