At the Bucharest Forum of the Aspen Institute, the
\nNATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, called on Allies to invest in
\ncritical infrastructure and to reduce reliance on resources from states that
\nare potential adversaries.<\/p>\n
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Jens Stoltenberg nominated Russia and China as
\nthe main global actors that undermine a world order based on rules and that
\noperate in areas that have become essential for the security of democracies. <\/p>\n
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Our potential adversaries are using our
\nvulnerabilities to advance their interests, investing in our critical infrastructure
\nas a way to interfere in our societies, and trying to exploit our dependencies
\non essential supplies – like gas, oil and rare earth minerals, Jens
\nStoltenberg pointed out.<\/p>\n
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Hementioned several times Russia’s aggressive
\nconduct, and at the same forum the Romanian defence minister Vasile D\u00eencu said Russia
\nshould be included in NATO’s new strategic concept as a potential serious
\nmilitary threat. Russia has a comprehensive plan to destabilise the Alliance,
\nincluding through a possible attack on Ukraine, Vasile D\u00e2ncu emphasized:<\/p>\n
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Vasile D\u00e2ncu: Russia should be
\nfeatured as a potential serious threat to NATO in military terms. Obviously,
\ndialogue must remain the main form of engagement and it must be strengthened,
\nbut although NATO has followed this path for a decade, we can see now that this
\napproach has failed, at least in the medium run; perhaps only in the beginning.
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At the same forum in Bucharest, the US Department
\nof State issued a warning and an assessment. As the deputy assistant secretary
\nof state for Europe, Douglas Jones, put it, Russia’s recent military build-up
\nand the threat of repeating aggression on Ukraine clearly indicate that Russia
\nis the most immediate threat to collective security. We need to maintain strong defence and deterrence against Russia and,
\nunited, to make it clear that Russia will have to pay if it keeps this aggressive
\nstance.<\/p>\n
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The Russian-Ukrainian crisis was once again tackled
\non Thursday by the US president Joe Biden, this time in talks with the leaders
\nof the Bucharest Nine countries. On this occasion, president Klaus Iohannis pleaded
\nfor strengthening NATO’s presence in the eastern flank and for fully equipping
\nthe Alliance to meet Russia’s challenges. <\/p>\n
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The White House leader promised NATO states in
\nCentral Europe to earmark additional military capabilities, and reiterated the
\nUS commitment to Article 5 in the NATO Treaty, under which an attack against one
\nAlly is an attack against all. <\/p>\n
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Previously, president Biden assured his Ukrainian
\ncounterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that the US unwaveringly supports Ukraine’s
\nsovereignty and territorial integrity. (tr. A.M. Popescu)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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