abraham alliance. alliance, he said it would essentially be an extension of the accords signed with arab states in the fall of 2020, but that alliance also failed, countries that made peace with israel have now made peace with iran, no longer buying israel in the us's excuse, a need to confront iran's malign influence, the spread of terrorism and military great nuclear ambitions, but israeli prime minister, the... prime minister may be suffering from dementia le. let's count the ways. first, iran has reconciled with the number of countries in the region and is enjoying warm ties with countries like saudi arabia, the uae, bahrain and egypt. even iran's allies like syria are being welcomed by these very same countries, even welcomed by the pgc, see the persian gulf cooperation council. all regional countries that lost the... war against syria and yemen, they've recognized iran's military mind. if there were any doubts about iran's missile capabilities that was laid to rest when iran launched operation true. against the israeli regime with over 200 missiles, rockets and drones, countri

and effectiveness of that alliance?ve just seen the results of the first round of election in france, a country that you know well. how concerned are you about changing trends of populist and rhee right wing governments that might come to the forein europe? :sec. blinken again, to put things in focus, just looking at the state of the alliance itself, the north atlantic treaty organization. we'll have a 75th anniversary party here in washington in a week's time and of course we want to celebrate 75 years of the most successful defensive alliance in history but the main purpose is to focus on the way forward for this alliance. and i think it's a very opportune time to remind people of why nato matters, why it's so important, and why the investments that we and so many other countries are making in it make a difference. and it really comes back to something very basic that was at the heart of the formation of the alliance to begin with. and that's the power of collective defense. the power of article 5 that says an attack

the alliance will begin to constantly deceive itself and others.tead of a security guarantor for europe it will quickly become a guarantee. and problems for its security, approximately 150 incursions into the territory of 50 countries, the sad outcome of the history of the bloc, millions of victims and war crimes on different continents: the balkans, torn yugoslavia, iraq, tormented libya, 25 bloody years in afghanistan. against this background, nato continues to declare defensive goals. this sounds like a mockery of the whole world. nato is of increased danger and this term is firmly attached to the alliance. its history is richly strewn with ashes and destruction. after the second world war ii, there were 250 military conflicts in the world, 80% of which were caused by the usa and nato. carefully, since 1973, every 12 months, under the guise of operations, exercises or interventions, a war actually began. the actions of nato aggressors in north korea, vietnam, the persian gulf, vietnam, iraq, afghanistan, libya, syria and other countries have cau

and it's geography is vital to, to turn aggression against the alliance. strengthening the alliance of military posture. detroit posture on the alliance is eastern flank and supporting ukraine. and so i think this is the right decision or the right time. and i'm glad to see germany stepping forward to play. it's the appropriate role. how close is ukraine to becoming a member of nato? the, in the, in the declaration released today of the alliance and all 32 members were quite clear that ukraine's future is a nato. so they were clear on that they were less clear on the timeline. they said, if you read the language carefully, when a lot allies agree and conditions are met, or you know, if is my kid said something about vague to me, i think i'd have to discipline them by the, you know, that's about as vague as you can get so the intention is clear, the timeline is not well that was brought the bowman, senior director of the center on military and political power at the foundation for the defense of democracies in washington. well, as us president joe biden was seeking to demonstrate his le

were to invite the alliance. ,, . , . alliance._ alliance. i think that prudence goals was to divide and i alliance. i think that prudence i goals was to divide and conquer nato's unified and made a stronger than ever. i think thatis stronger than ever. i think that is going to be the message of the summit and i think the american people were like that. the american people like a winner. and nato is one of them, ukraine can win this fight if we allow them to do so. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. prime minister sir keir starmer has finished a whistlestop tour of all four nations of the uk. after visiting scotland on sunday, he spent monday in belfast meeting political leaders before travelling to cardiff to meet wales' first minister. he's also been meeting his party's new mps who are arriving in westminster — aii labour mps were elected last week. the new chancellor, rachel reeves, has used her first speech to confirm that mandatory targets will be introduced to a

spain is accused of insufficient funding for the alliance's defense.est country in the eu in terms of population and economy this year plans to spend only one whole 28 on defense. hesitations, coughing, confusion in remarks and incomprehensible chains of statistical data. trump is in the background, clearly in the lead, and this is what scares the members of the alliance. firstly, at the debate he stated that he would not allow conflict. between ukraine and russia, and secondly, if he becomes president, he will leave nato. the fear at the headquarters in brussels is so great that it is already trying to find at least some kind of protection. macron is also not in the best position now; he lost in the parliamentary elections in france itself. why is that bad. currently, more than 2,000 french soldiers are stationed in estonia, lithuania and romania. french military equipment is also located there. the nationalists, who won the first round of parliamentary elections, oppose the sending. and naturally, this is the party of war, for example, this is the pr

here in washington , the alliance decided on long-term assistance.ave agreed on a significant aid package for ukraine. nato will coordinate all military support through the german command in iisbadan. the second is a financial commitment to provide ukraine with at least 40 billion euros of military assistance next year. the third is urgent military support, the fourth is bilateral security agreements with ukraine. there are already signed by 20 members and partners of the alliance. fifth, deepening military compatibility. we are working more closely with the armed forces of ukraine, including training centers in poland. together, these elements create a bridge to nato membership. left to the mercy of fate, says that ukraine is ready to convene a second, so-called peace summit even before the elections in the united states, and supposedly russia will be invited to it and at the same time asks for more weapons; negotiations, if they happen, will still have to wait. today i am proud to announce a new package of military aid to ukraine, this will be the

and the aucus alliance. how likely is this? what do you think and how can this affect the geopolitical situation? i don’t think that we are talking about some kind of formal unification, since if we talk about the structure of the aocus, then there are two members, the usa and the uk, and so they are members of nato, there is no talk of australia joining the bloc; in general, such a topic as the withdrawal of the geographical alliance from... the so-called euro-atlantic region, that is, the formal entry there of states located in the asian and pacific region, is not discussed, but we are talking about the transfer to ... mission of hungarian prime minister viktor orban, who after kiev came to moscow, held negotiations with vladimir putin, then went to beijing, and then went to washington, where the nato summit was taking place. how do you assess whether he managed to convey an alternative position to the members of the alliance, and , uh, maybe you can assess his peacekeeping efforts? well, i think the asses

isere as a defensive alliance. views of russia are clearly predicted, but also, views of u.s.leadership, views of german leadership. th role of the maj players within nato. if somebody in a european country approved of u.s. leadership, there are 3.4 times more likely to approve of nato's leadership as well. and if somebody disapproves of russia, twice as likely a in europe, 8% that approve the russian leadership almost a constant in the data and the external threat orientation. the second piece and i think this is interesting in the context of what we see inur election. what we're seeingn european elections and we got the french results yesterday, is views of domestic institutions really matter and it's actually a bigger predictor than views of international power. so if you look at people's approval of the military in their countr their confidence and honesty of elections and financial system and the national government. people who approve, who have confidence in those institutions, are significantly more likely t

our alliance is not perfect.ue to face difficult decisions in the future and i do not know what the next crisis will be. but i do know that we are at our best when we take difficult decisions with political courage and moral character. and i know that we are stronger and safer together in nato. it is good to have friends. thank you. nato. it is good to have friends. thank vom— nato. it is good to have friends. thank ou. ,, . ., , , ., thank you. the secretary general deliverin: thank you. the secretary general delivering remarks _ thank you. the secretary general delivering remarks of _ thank you. the secretary general delivering remarks of its - thank you. the secretary general delivering remarks of its 75th - delivering remarks of its 75th celebration anniversary event on this, the eve of my official nato summit and in a month or two will hearfrom the us presidentjoe biden was making his way to the stage there as we speak. and former pentagon correspondent was with us for some brief remarks and what did you mak

it was a military alliance at its core. it is still a military alliance.to cope with tanks holding across borders, but increasingly spent our time thinking about new domains like space and cyber, increasingly were having conversations with allies about climate security, about artificial intelligence and how to wrap up defense production act post sites of the atlantic through coproduction multinational production. so there's a whole array of things happening across the alliance that give space this alliance is written to keep going and that it is resilient enough to cope with a whole array of future challenges. >> you have a very busy week ahead of you. i'm going to let you go on a get. all the best. thank you. >> thanks so much. [applause] >> please welcome back to the stage andrew's hollinger. >> tod on c-span the house is ck at 10 a.m. eastern for general seches followed by legislative busins at noon. members are working on bls to remit the energy department from forcing energy conveation standards for disasrs and refrigerators. on c-span2 the senate ret

uh, to me is all to bear one um, what does the establishment of this alliance the alliance of how the states, what does it mean for an already volatile region and what impact will it have on the wider region as well? uh, the science uh is its 1st and foremost intended to ensure the safeguard of each of these 3 regina's switch to the top outcasts with the rest of the region. and they've been suspended from echo was so uh, i think that the actual driver was really the concern other and it was really to intervention which prompted the development of these, this alliance. and the statement that an attack on any of the member countries would be an attack on oh. and now they are trying to develop between $2.00 and $9.00 talk to reason mechanism, which is basically a refraining what existed before with the g 5 cell which also included more returning and to and will like include the intelligence sharing, the, the possibility of joint operations and also, you know, incursions pursue tribes when assuming the, an on group into one of the neighboring countries. whether you can help turn the tides

as i said, building a bridge between our atlantic partnerships and alliances and our under pacific alliances and partnerships. it's a reflection of the fact that security in both of these critical theaters really is indivisible, inseparable prime minister. casita was one of the ones who made this. so clear so eloquently when just days after the russian invasion of ukraine. he made the point that what was happening in europe today for the well happen in this region. tomorrow. we deeply appreciate japan strong and sustain support not only for ukraine, but also for all of the work that we're doing together as allies and partners. when prime minister can see the address congress, he reminded the united states reminded us, excuse me, in the united states and japan are the closest of friends. he said, and i quote that we stand side by side to ensure the survival of liberty. not just for our people, but for all people. and we will continue to work with japan as friends to do just that, to any of those of us. thank you very much. so now i'd like to be invited to stick with the often to so we have be

nato is an alliance of nations also made up of leaders.nd one in particular is under -- has done the extraordinary job leading mado, secretary-general stoltenberg, will you please come forward? [applause] the secretary is a man of integrity and intellectual rigor, calm sentiment, a consummate diplomat, whose works lead across the political spectrum and always finds a way to keep us moving forward. he has guided us through one of the most consequential periods of history. when the russian war on ukraine began, you did not hesitate. today, nato is stronger, smarter, and more energized than when you began, and billions of people across the world will reap the rewards of your labor for years to come. these reasons them on pleased to award you the highest civilian honor the united states can bestow, the presidential medal of freedom. [applause] >> the president of united states of america awards this presidential medal of freedom to jens stoltenberg commit a visionary, statesman, secretary-general jens stoltenberg has guided the nato alliance t

and if the alliance really wants to end this — alliance really wants to end this war— alliance reallyto _ barbara said, it's going to have to be able to go into russia _ have to be able to go into russia and use those missiles, use those _ russia and use those missiles, use those weapons. you know, in yourm _ use those weapons. you know, in your... something struck me in your— your... something struck me in your interview with the polish foreign— your interview with the polish foreign minister. he said something about two years from now, _ something about two years from now. the — something about two years from now, the russian economy will start— now, the russian economy will start to — now, the russian economy will start to falter and feel it. and _ start to falter and feel it. and i_ start to falter and feel it. and i was thinking do they really— and i was thinking do they really want this war to go on for another two years? so if they— for another two years? so if they don't want to just keep they don't want to just keep the russians at bay and they want — the russians at bay and

i wholeheartedly a . ree defensive alliance? i wholeheartedly aaree and it defensive alliance?ive alliance? i wholeheartedly agree and it is for _ defensive alliance? i wholeheartedly agree and it is for nato _ defensive alliance? i wholeheartedly agree and it is for nato allies - defensive alliance? i wholeheartedly agree and it is for nato allies to - agree and it is for nato allies to decide — agree and it is for nato allies to decide who is a member of nato. form 75 years— decide who is a member of nato. form 75 years ago. _ decide who is a member of nato. form 75 years ago, proud and probably the most successful alliance that has ever been — most successful alliance that has ever been informed. and that is why it was_ ever been informed. and that is why it was really— ever been informed. and that is why it was really important at the summit— it was really important at the summit that we were able to say that there is_ summit that we were able to say that there is now— summit that we were able to say that there is now this irreversible path to membership. that is a step for

they cross the nato alliance. important messaging by the president and the team around him but also nato allies to tell their story. ten years ago we started allies spending 2% of heat from their own national defense. this week here at 23 allies. it needs to be 32 and we will keep pushing political three to 23 and ten years i think number one showcases burden sharing and a shows three u.s. president, obama, trump and biden been able to push europeans but burden sherry is ukraine. the economic and humanitarian providing weapons and european union providing weapons important defense difficulties when you look at what is happening ukraine, helping understand the effort for that is part what we are trying to ensure to understand on both sides of the atlantic but particularly here in the united states. >> and destroy needs to be told this week is told so far. let me ask about ukraine. there are reports about a bridge to nato and more details, tell us more about also, it is less, are they going to be disappointed? >> i

of the alliance.you mentioned poland, and while i've got you, i want to ask you about the role there. we've seen that security agreement in warsaw signed between ukraine and poland. is this a sense, a sign of a growing importance strategically of the role of poland? michal: poland is an absolutely key country for the defense of the eastern flank of the alliance itself. we are wking very closely with ukraine. that is why you saw president zelenskyy stopping in warsaw on the way to washington, because poland has been one of the countries that provided the most military aid, we are also hosting millions of ukrainian refugees. and that is building up the strength of the eastern flank that is facing russia most directly. as you know also, i'm sure, poland is a 4% of our gdp on defense, actually more than the united states. that is because polish politicians but also the society understands that if we don't spend on security now, we'll have to spend much more on security in the future. lewis: thank you very

the topic is in one word: how irreversible or not irreversible ukraine's future membership in the alliance is, that is, one word that has very serious consequences. what is it connected with? if we add the word that and there are no other options, one day ukraine will really be in the alliance, we fix this very strictly, and this is what ukraine really wants, it is in our interests, it is in the interests of many of our partner countries, and it a very clear signal for the russian federation, on the other hand. side, both in washington and, unfortunately, in some european countries, there is still an opinion that it is possible that the future membership of nato can be negotiated with the russian federation during future peace negotiations, and therefore they are very afraid to add this word, because they believe that then it may be something that cannot be done at all will change, although of course it is perfectly clear to everyone that the declaration is not an agreement, a contract or any binding document, theoretically this issue can become the subject of negotiations in ... years and

well, as we talk about, alliances are itic■2althe nato n a week, celebrating 75 years of that allianceshington. but there are questions about th administration has done ana amazing job in foreseeing the crisis that was to come,mobilizs around the world. but we are at a point where the ukrainians don't appear to be making progress on the battlefield. war appears to have ground to something of a standstill in terms of territorial loss and gains. the ukrainians themselves are viitfrusated about the level of assistance they received from the west -- frustrated. there was an interview yesterday inzelenskyy talked about the see that he has that ukraine and the west have different understandings of what victory means. can you give us a sense of what you see is victory, what the nato alliance is prepared to commit to do to ensure there is victory u that preserves ukrainian sovereignty and that p west in an advantageous way vis-a-vis russia? sec. blinken:an let's -- sure, let's remember where we started.in february 2022, as the ssked ukraine, the real fear, the real concern was that they would

, 59 seats of the socialists, that is, it is the largest party in the ranks of the left alliance, toore them just like that, while the voters after all , they were given these mandates, it is very difficult, and this is precisely where the biggest conflict is now, both between... the leftists themselves, and in the relationship between macron and the left alliance, therefore the figure who will offer the position of prime minister must be a compromise figure, and so far there is no such name, because they cannot come to an agreement, because the unconquered block all proposals from the socialists and greens, and the green socialists block offers from the unconquered, and the worst thing about this is that it frees the lp's hands. which is just sitting and waiting for 2027, because the left has failed again, macron has failed again, and 2027 is the year, why not now give a chance to le pen, who at least does not quarrel in her political ranks with no one, they have a very clear policy, everyone understands what they want to achieve, that's why there are quarrels, they play into the ha

the move comes amid south korea's efforts to join the global us-lead alliance system.tween china and russia, and the mutual defense treaty recently concluded between north korea and russia. south korea's defense minister shinwon shik became the first to visit japan in 15 years, symbolic of south korea's move to solidify an alliance, including the us, but such cooperation is widely viewed negatively in south korea, which suffered under japan. colonial rule from 1910 to 1945. poll show south korean's hesitant to trust japan because it's seen is failing to adequately atone for its past, and many worry robust alliance will only raise tensions with north korea, and south korea's largest trading partner, china. in northeast asia or southeast asia, if japan sends its military to their countries, probably all of them won't like it. people in northeast and southeast asia, japan is a war criminal country and has militarily ruled over them in the past. still, the military leaders say their memorandum will increase exchanges and joint military exercises for their troops, including

nato is a military alliance but also a value-spaced alliance by our common commitment to advance ourity, everyone needs a seat at the table. as the privilege to have sponsored that legislation and bipartisan, bi cram really a support has never been more important than it is it is today. at a time when it feels like national security is has never been more subject than it is to the change of administrations. i've been honored to work with many of you here today to advance that agenda within the united states and abroad. this summit is an important opportunity to confirm our commitment to ukraine also as they defend their country against an unprovoked russian invasion. the women have been central to the war effort since day one. they have served on the front lines. they have represented their country abroad. they have led effo ukraine's fight is our fight. wps is central to the better future all ukrainians are fighting for for themselves at home and for democracies around the world. this summit is an opportunity to reaffirm our commit to advancing that agenda. thank

nato is a heightened danger and such a term is firmly attached to the alliance.littered with ashes and destruction. after world war ii, 250 military conflicts occurred in the world, 80% of which were caused by the united states and nato. carefully, since 1973, every 12 months under the guise of operations, exercises or interventions, began. in fact, it's war. actions of nato aggressors in north korea, vietnam, the persian gulf, yugoslavia, iraq, afghanistan, libya, syria and other countries caused large-scale tragedies that claimed millions of lives under various pretexts. defending peace, human rights and democracy, countering the spread of communism, restoring justice, fighting terrorism, preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction. the united states invaded a sovereign state, destroyed the established order there, and saved money. this national list of victims too. the era of blood and gunpowder, the era of rockets and sights. they are ready to incite the same ukrainian conflict ad infinitum. there is no room for morality among the merchants of death.

alliance.fluence, the spread of terrorism and military grade nuclear ambition. but israeli prime minister, the israeli prime minister may be suffering from dementia. let's count the ways: first, iran has reconciled with the number of countries in the region and is enjoying warm ties with countries like saudi arabia, the uae, bahrain and egypt, even iran's allies like syria are being welcomed by these very same countries, even welcomed by the pgcc, the persian gulf cooperation council. "now regional countries that lost the war against syria and yemen, they've recognized iran's military mind, if there were any doubts about iran's missile capabilities, that was laid to rest when iran launched operation true promise against the israeli regime with over 200 missiles, rockets and drones, countries took note of how iran's missiles and drones broke through israel's missile defense shield and..." when it comes to netanyahu's proposed abraham alliance to include the israeli regime, well that may have bee

the threat to the alliance is now russia - the legal successor of the soviet union. and the challenges faced. nato, because of its war in ukraine, is considered the most serious in its entire history. before the summit, volodymyr zelensky outlines the expectations from him, especially after the attack on the children's hospital. first of all, the priorities to be discussed are the air defense system. i think that after this, both president biden and other leaders can be more powerful and more decisive than it was before, until this moment. for... biden, this reception is important not only because he is the host of the summit, but for the current us president it is also an opportunity to demonstrate leadership in the midst of the election campaign. from the stage, she declares that ukraine has the power to stop vladimir putin and announces a decision that will help her in this. ukraine can and will stop putin. especially for our full collective. support today i announce the historic transfer of air defense equipment to ukraine. the usa, germany, the netherlands, roma

for europe, it is an alliance that includes both the countries of north america and the united statesf their... point of view, one might say, looking at the pacific ocean and concluding their own military alliances with countries such as australia, like new zealand are trying to find their partners among other countries of the pacific basin, and what does ukraine mean against this background, how much can ukraine, in principle, be in the center of attention? we will talk about it with hanna shelest, director of security studies programs of the foreign policy council, she will join us soon, hanna was there. myself at the summit in washington, there was such a citizen delegation from ukraine, where there were politicians, where there were experts, where there were people who have been engaged in the euro-atlantic integration of ukraine for a long enough time, and this is also such an important moment, so that nato is also an opportunity for communication between representatives of civil societies who want security for their countries, because of course the main meaning of the north atla

, that's who i had to talk to, i was there during the alliance, everyone called it alliances, under the auspices of the elections, because it was clear that all the allies were first of all... but what worries me is what will happen with the alliance if biden does not win, is biden capable of winning, and in general, what can happen to american politics, how will it affect the future of transatlantic security? and tell me something about the fact that they spoke so harshly about china at this summit, can this also be called a historical event? i would say yes this is a very big step forward, and let's be frank, but a few years ago, when the madrid... not just a declaration, but a strategic concept, a document that the alliance adopts once every 10 years, was adopted, for the first time china sounded like not yet a threat, but already with problematic connotations, but until today, before this summit, the russian threat and the chinese threat were separated in us, last year's vilnius declaration understood that china is a hybrid threat there, taiwan is there for the indo-pacific region,

, the alliance is stronger than many people might think.faced challenges over the years from vietnam to iraq and donald trump has had some tough words for the alliance to be sure but his point is correct, european allies do need to do more to hit their defence spending targets. 23 of the allies are currently hitting targets but thatis currently hitting targets but that is not enough we need to get it up to all 32 so nato has the capabilities it needs to defend itself.— the capabilities it needs to defend itself. . . , ., , defend itself. that has always been donald _ defend itself. that has always been donald trump's - defend itself. that has always been donald trump's bugbear with nato, the fact he has felt the us has been bankrolling this and europe is not delivering from the point of view of the money it puts in the pot. with the political scene in europe changing fairly significantly in this year, your thoughts on the impact that will have going forward? well, a lot of uncertainty with a new government coming to power in the uk, recent

would you say that this alliance is up to the task? i mean, the countries that do have frontier relations with, with trying on the political level, there are other countries that have been kind of like dependencies on china. so china is certainly a systemic challenge, as nato has described it in its strategic concept from 2022. the summit communicate has found that which that is more explicit describing the kind of change. but going beyond china ended support for russia in this war, against a crane. that's also talking about iran and north korea. so we're really see consolidation off those excess that that presents a problem to the alliance and that they need to deal with an access that recently has been called the excess of upheaval as opposed to the old term, excess of marcus. the outgoing secretary general just doesn't back, says that the most urgent challenge at the moment is maintaining support for ukraine. and they don't now plants to put that support under a special command right here in germany, rather than the u. s. lead struc

let's look to, at the future of a 75 year old alliance. that faces not only unpredictable conflicts in ukraine in the middle east, but also with shifting geo political landscape. and a change in leadership, a fine with the new secretary general to be netherlands. mark was a, as the former long term prime minister of the netherlands. he's regarded as an experienced foreign policy expert. someone who represents stability and continuity products are very proud, and it's it also feels like a huge task and big shoes to fill from stilton also wouldn't make any further comments until he takes office, but he doesn't tell us back. he's described the so called russian peace con, as an absolutely insane. the dumpster politician also has a reputation as a trump whisper ref will someone who knows how to take him to form a president at the munich security conference. this february also said that your opinions would have to work with any us president or in his words, whoever's on the top floor. before i begin to hold her, might have just of as a group th

alliance, why not give an invitation already now at this summit in washington?el carpenter said that this is a political decision, and at this stage of political will, political agreement. and consensus among the allies there is no agreement on this, but he said: there is an agreement that ukraine is defending democracy, that ukraine is fighting democracy in europe, and therefore ukraine must be supported, and that is why he said: the leaders agree on this bridge to nato in order to strengthen ukraine, to make it super-compatible with the alliance, so that when this political will appears, so that ukraine can join the alliance without delay, and here the question arises, how long will this... bridge be, how many years will it take, and this question michael carpeter had not answers, and again he said that the most important thing now is these results, he said that the most important thing is that the allies see ukraine in nato and want ukraine to be super compatible at the time when there is political will. thank you yuliya, i will remind you that yuliya yarmole

have joined the alliance. and the number of allies spend at least 2 percent on defense has gone from 9 to 23. it's not happened by chance. but by choice at our summit, 2 years ago, we launched to plan to modernize our to turns and our defense. today, we have to ask ourselves, what is next? how can we keep breaking the shield? stronger? one answer must be to strengthen our industrial base. right now. russia is on a war time 40. with regard to defense production. they have their significantly wrapping up their production of weapons, emissions, and vehicles. and they're doing it with double china, north korea, and iran. we cannot, in my view, we cannot allow the lions to fall behind. the fact is that so many of my my, uh, because this way and i'm very pleased to today uh, all nato members are making the play to expand our industrial base. and our address and capacity, like our defense spending commitment is a critical step to maintain our security. first time ever, every native nation is pledging to develop plans

the north atlantic alliance is an alliance that considers the russian federation an enemy, an adversarys an alliance that has repeatedly openly declared its goal to inflict a strategic defeat on russia on the battlefield, and it is an alliance that is directly involved in the ukrainian conflict. the chancellor of germany, europe's most important aid provider to ukraine, runs a deeply unpopular government that is almost certain to be replaced next year. belgium has a caretaker government and more than a dozen major european nato leaders have negative approval ratings. concerns about joe biden's condition after his disastrous debate performance are adding to the chaos within nato, bloomberg writes, noting that western plans leaders was completely different, namely... the difficulties of the us president and the inevitable questions of a world leader. what do you think about biden, what do you think he looks like, what are his abilities, his toughness, which he has shown over 3 and a half years of his presidency. these stories will absorb the entire festive atmosphere, plus reflection on w