Is the “resurrected” NATO a deterrent in the face of the Russian danger?

2023-07-15 11:51:17

Patrick Saint-Paul. Le Figaro

EXCLUSIVE LETTER SUBSCRIBERS – Before the war in Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron said the Alliance was “brain dead”. The Russian invasion of February 24, 2022 gave it a raison d’être. However, the Europeans do not take the protection of their eastern flank seriously enough, still too largely delegated to the United States.

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Volodymyr Zelensky’s disappointment at the NATO summit in Vilnius was obvious and he did not hesitate to say so publicly. The Ukrainian President hoped that the Allies would offer his country a clear path towards NATO membership: a just reward in his eyes, while Ukraine defends the values ​​of the Alliance by paying with its blood against to the Russian bear on its eastern flank. He was hoping for an invitation to join NATO. Not with immediate effect, but which would be recorded as soon as the “end of the war”. Instead, he was treated to NATO’s muddled gibberish, which once again reflects the procrastination of the Allies vis-à-vis Moscow, where they would do well to show unfailing determination. The Alliance thus weakens its ability to deter Vladimir Putin. This posture is all the more counter-productive as it comes at a time when the way was opened in Vilnius for Sweden to join, after that of Finland. This one…

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