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First, this is the 8th strategic concept adopted by NATO since 1949. This key document aims at describing the security environment but most importantly at setting NATO’s core tasks for the years ahead.
"France is a resident nation of the Indo-Pacific. This means that our engagement in this vast region is one of the intangible elements of our sovereignty and of our security and defense policy."
1/ Introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, the "mutual assistance clause" of article 42(7) of the Treaty on EU states that if a member state is the victim of “armed aggression on its territory” other states have an “obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power.” 
1/ What the #StrategicCompass says: "By 2023, we will decide on practical modalities for implementing Article 44 of the Treaty on EU to allow a group of willing and able Member States to plan and conduct a mission/operation within the EU framework".
"It is possible that this period of negotiations could actually be used by #Russia to reconstitute its forces."
First, if you’re wondering what the #StrategicCompass is, here is a quick presentation:
Mariupol is facing a horrible "siege warfare, with the civilian population being slaughtered. Hence the necessity for having at least one moment when the civilian population can leave. But players on the ground need to enforce a cease-fire starting with the aggressor."
"In Mariupol, we must absolutely protect the most vulnerable people. We have therefore launched a proposal for a humanitarian operation, in conjunction with #Turkey and #Greece, which have communities in this city. It must be done quickly, in the next few days."
1/ The origins: the development of the #StrategicCompass was launched under 🇩🇪 presidency of the EU in 2020. The previous 🇪🇺 strategic document, known as the EU Global Strategy, dated from 2016. 🇪🇺 countries therefore thought that a new roadmap on security and defense was needed.
"High intensity conflict is on a true different scale compared to the counter-terrorist operations we have carried out for the last 20 years. This ambition requires time: we need to modernize our equipment and to train our units at brigade, division and even army corp levels."
"France provides military equipment to Ukraine, in number and quality," but will not give details. "We know the practice of the Russians on these matters, especially in Syria, and it would be absurd to give details that would help the 🇷🇺 army to organize itself accordingly."
"The situation is getting worse every day. There are deaths, fatigue is setting in and humanitarian conditions are deteriorating. We have not succeeded in obtaining a cease-fire from Russia."
"The French President expressed to Vladimir Putin his grave concern about the risks to nuclear safety, security and safeguards resulting from the Russian military invasion of Ukraine and the imperative that concrete measures be taken to address them."