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6/26/2025, 7:33:19 PM
>There are no eternal alliances — and every alliance must be reinforced. Despite skepticism, the Summit in The Hague strengthened NATO. For the first time, there is a shift from the notional 2% defense spending target toward 5%. This sends a clear signal to all adversaries: the most powerful military alliance in history intends only to grow stronger.
>No one in NATO — including President Trump — now doubts that the Kremlin’s expansionist ambitions extend far beyond the Ukraine. That is why three core principles were affirmed in The Hague. First: Russia is the primary risk. Second: to minimize that risk, NATO must restructure itself and significantly increase funding. Third: deterrence programs cannot be implemented without the Ukraine.
>Russia’s designation as a threat and the commitment to supporting the Ukraine have been formally included in the summit’s final communiqué. This now constitutes a fundamental status quo. This is what the new security architecture of Europe looks like — with the Ukraine as an inseparable part of it.
>No one in NATO — including President Trump — now doubts that the Kremlin’s expansionist ambitions extend far beyond the Ukraine. That is why three core principles were affirmed in The Hague. First: Russia is the primary risk. Second: to minimize that risk, NATO must restructure itself and significantly increase funding. Third: deterrence programs cannot be implemented without the Ukraine.
>Russia’s designation as a threat and the commitment to supporting the Ukraine have been formally included in the summit’s final communiqué. This now constitutes a fundamental status quo. This is what the new security architecture of Europe looks like — with the Ukraine as an inseparable part of it.
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