BRUSSELS — Mark Rutte will be the next NATO secretary-general after all 32 members of the alliance agreed that the outgoing Dutch prime minister will succeed Jens Stoltenberg
5 challenges for NATO’s next chief, Mark Rutte :
1. The possible return of Donald Trump
2. Putin’s winter attack on Ukraine
3. Getting NATO members to pay up
4. Eastern flank grievances
5. Europe’s Putin-loving leaders
Ειδικά εμάς στις ΕΔ και δη στην ΠΑ, μας ενδιαφέρει το Νο 2 :
“Putin’s winter attack on Ukraine
[The key, says NATO’s outgoing chief Stoltenberg, lies in more air defense systems]
As soon as Rutte enters office, Ukraine will be calling him for help as winter approaches.
Over recent months, Russia has stepped up strikes against Ukraine’s thermal power plants and dams — infrastructure that takes months if not years to fully repair.
The Kremlin playbook is not new. During the first winter of wartime, between 2022 and 2023, Ukraine’s power grid was severely attacked.
The key, says NATO’s outgoing chief Stoltenberg, lies in more air defense systems that could protect energy suppliers, as well as maintenance staff working to repair damaged facilities.
NATO countries are also battling to send — or, in the case of Rutte’s own country, build — air defense systems. But Europe doesn’t have that many to send, progress in the U.S. was delayed in Congress, and countries close to Russia are less than willing to give up their air shields at this dangerous time
Σύνδεσμοι :
1. https://www.politico.eu/article/five-challenge-nato-next-chief-mark-rutte/
