German media is discussing Donald Trump's latest attack on Europe. And although the White House owner appeared to signal a retreat during his time in Davos – he canceled previously announced tariff increases on goods from countries that disagreed with his plans to annex Greenland and promised not to use force – the respite that has come has deceived no one. Main content of the comment: “Yes, the worst scenario was avoided, but it was a declaration of war.”
“We are witnessing the last days of NATO in the form we know as the alliance,” said political scientist and professor at Bundeswehr University (Munich) Carlo Masala. According to this expert, European countries should urgently begin to establish European armed forces and independent defense organizations. “The threat of an attack (by the United States – MK) on the territory of an ally would change everything,” the political scientist said in an interview with the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich). To me, this means the end of NATO as we are used to seeing it.”
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