Several underwater telecommunications and power cables have been damaged in recent months in the Baltic Sea. European leaders and experts suspect acts of “hybrid warfare” orchestrated by Russia. “Secondly, we must better pool our defenses. We must therefore place orders together in order to reduce the cost,” he added, after a meeting of the leaders of the NATO countries bordering the Baltic Sea.
Return the Donald Trump
“And of course, the third thing is to work closely with our closest ally, the United States,” he said. Donald Trump’s return to the White House on January 20 has raised fears of American disengagement on the Old Continent. The American leader has already said he wants NATO countries to increase their defense budget to 5% of GDP, repeatedly repeating that its members do not pay enough for the protection provided by the United States.
In this uncertain balance of power, several European heads of state, including Frenchman Emmanuel Macron, are calling for a strengthening of security at EU level, without managing to convince all the chancelleries at this stage.
Russian “bad intentions”
Military aid to Ukraine, a priority and existential question for the Nordic countries, is also the subject of questions, Donald Trump having often criticized the aid provided by the United States while promising to put an end “in twenty-four hours” to the conflict. “There are a lot of bad intentions coming from Russia at this very moment, and this is the new normal with which we have to deal,” said the Finnish president, adding that his country was “quite used to it”.
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