23 minutes agoGermany's Foreign Minister criticises Macroni for statements regarding NATO
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Germany's Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, has again reaffirmed his stance on the criticism France has made of NATO, warning that “as Germany and neither Europe, will be unable to effectively defend itself”, without the help of the United States. These comments come in [...]
These comments come at a time when Washington is pressing NATO member states to pay more for protection.
France's President Emmanuel Macron told The Economist that <x0 NATO has died”, suggesting that Europe should take over the security issue and should not depend on the United States to protect its allies.
“would be wrong if we undermine it NATO”, Maas told Der Spiegel.
Earlier, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has also criticised Makron for his statement on NATO.
German Minister Maas also acknowledged that Europeans must build their defence capacities.
“Therefore, together with France, we are working to build a Europe that works together for security policies”, it is expressed.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that NATO member states contribute more to defence.
