Rutte in Ankara speaks of a stronger Alliance, Czechia grapples with spending
Rutte stated that while last year's summit was about setting goals, the meeting in Ankara is about implementing them. He spoke of massive investments, major industrial contracts, and a new stage of transatlantic defense cooperation. At the same time, he emphasized that the United States and President Donald Trump are committed to supporting NATO, but that defense spending must be shared fairly among allies. aktuality.sk ↗
Trump called the summit very successful, thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and praised Rutte. According to him, the United States has the respect of its allies. The meeting also addressed Ukraine, to which Trump promised a license for Patriot systems, as well as the situation surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. hnonline.sk ↗
The Czech dimension of the summit opened up the question of defense spending. According to available information, Czechia did not meet the two-percent-of-GDP defense target last year and will not meet it this year either. President Petr Pavel, in Ankara, warned that the country suffers from a false sense of security and voiced support for higher defense investment. Former Defense Minister Jiří Šedivý likewise warned that underfunding the military creates risks for a future conflict. denik.cz ↗
On Record
„l’Europe venait d’accepter de mettre sur le marché une quantité massive de son gazole abondamment stocké"
Vyjadrenie o uvoľnení európskych zásob nafty
„Pokud to budu považovat za akt nepřátelství, uvalím značná cla, nebo přeruším s Evropou obchod."
Reakcia na možné pridruženie Kanady k Európskej únii
„Nenávidia sa."
Trumpova odpoveď na otázku, čo bráni dohode medzi Vladimirom Putinom a Volodymyrom Zelenským.
„Máme nápad na mier. Poslal som Steva Witkoffa a Jareda Kushnera, dvoch skvelých vyjednávačov. A je tu možno dobrá šanca, že to zvládneme."
Trump v Bielom dome oznámil, že vyslancov posiela do Moskvy s návrhom na ukončenie vojny. Obsah návrhu nezverejnil.
„Plná podpora a pripravenosť obranných síl a prostriedkov NATO v regióne reagovať na každú hrozbu voči členským štátom a neutralizovať ju."
Telefonát s bulharským premiérom Rumenom Radevom po správe Financial Times o možných iránskych cieľoch v juhovýchodnej Európe. Formulácia pochádza z komuniké bulharskej vlády.
„Každý útok na členský štát NATO bude jednoznačne posudzovaný ako útok proti Aliancii, so všetkými krokmi, ktoré z toho podľa Severoatlantickej zmluvy vyplývajú."
Z tlačovej správy bulharskej Rady ministrov po telefonáte Rutteho s premiérom Radevom. Znenie zverejnila Sofia, NATO ho vlastným kanálom nepotvrdilo.
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