2025-02-13
As spelled out at NATO HQ by Peter Hegseth in Brussels.
One might loosely summarise (pay up, arm up, revamp defence industries, recognise realities, and make peace in Ukraine) - all wrapped in supportive language.
Largely unspoken were the implications for NATO if they should fail ...
Re: the situation in Ukraine:
"I think that realism is an important part of the conversation that hasn't existed enough ... "
(28 minutes)
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How the other NATO countries (honourable exception: France) will create the realism to reconstitute their defence industries in any sensible timescale, given their current "green" energy policies, remains to be clarified.
