NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris in a particularly tense international context. During this meeting, he underlined the crucial role of France within the Atlantic Alliance thanks to its military capabilities.
Stoltenberg painted a worrying picture of the global geopolitical situation, highlighting the growing rapprochement between Russia and its allies – China, Iran and North Korea. He was particularly concerned about military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, with the latter now providing not only ballistic missiles but also soldiers to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, in exchange for funding and ballistic technology.
The NATO chief stressed that this collaboration poses a serious threat to the United States, Europe and the Indo-Pacific region. He particularly pointed out the role of Iran, which supplies missiles used daily against Ukraine, while destabilizing the Middle East through its proxies. As for China, it supports the Russian economy, strengthens its defense systems and relays its propaganda on the international scene. Faced with these challenges, Stoltenberg praised the commitment of France, which was among the first countries to have provided advanced military equipment to Ukraine and to have formed a Ukrainian battalion. He stressed the urgency of increasing support for kyiv ahead of what could be “the most difficult winter” since the start of the conflict. The Secretary General concluded by calling for going beyond simply “keeping Ukraine at war” to give it the means to “change the course of the conflict”, emphasizing the need for a long-term commitment on the part of the allies. Westerners.
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