Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, mocked NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for pandering to Donald Trump in his latest article with the Guardian, blasting the military block for overdependence on the US.
“We face the greatest challenges to our security in a generation. This is no time to question the value of the partnership between Europe and the United States,” Stoltenberg wrote in the British newspaper.
“In the last few years we have seen a dramatic deterioration of our security, with a more assertive Russia and turmoil across north Africa and the Middle East,” he added.
The NATO chief’s article seems to be trying to make Trump change his stance on the military block, which he accused of being helpless against a terrorist threat during his campaign.
The US president-elect also threatened to tell NATO allies, who didn’t “reimburse” Washington’s military protection that they would be defending themselves.
In his article, Stoltenberg stressed NATO’s contribution to international security, adding that “for 67 years this partnership has been the bedrock of peace, freedom and prosperity in Europe.”
“In these uncertain times we need strong American leadership, and we need Europeans to shoulder their fair share of the burden. But above all we need to recognize the value of the partnership between Europe and America. It remains indispensable,” he wrote.
“So rather than deepening our differences, we need to nurture what unites us, and find the wisdom and foresight to work together for common solutions,” he added, warning the US that “going it alone is not an option, either for Europe or for the US.”
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