“We want to see a strategic defeat of Russia,” U.S. NATO Ambassador @Julie_C_Smith tells #Strategic_Ark in Warsaw. “We want to see Russia leave #Ukraine.”
On Indo-Pacific and Ukraine: “we can address both of these challenges and threats.”
Focus now is on Ukraine, but the US “can walk and chew gum at the same time.”
Focus now is on Ukraine, but the US “can walk and chew gum at the same time.”
Expect news on NATO force posture for mid- long-term at Madrid summit. NATO-Russia founding act (which forbade permanent bases in new alliance member states) is not a factor in that discussion, Smith said.
“Russia’s actions have fundamentally upset the order.”
“Russia’s actions have fundamentally upset the order.”
“NATO unity is rock solid and will remain so.”
On Turkey re Sweden/Finland: “I’m entirely confident we’ll work through it.”
“We fundamentally want to allow Ukraine to figure out how it wants to end this war.”
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