The NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte, has warned that the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, could ask the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to attack territory of the Atlantic Alliance before trying to seize Taiwan, in an attempt to “distract” the NATO, as he declared in an interview published by The New York Times and collected by .
“We face a huge geopolitical challenge. In the first place, it is related to Russia, which is being rebuilt at an unprecedented rate in recent history,” emphasized the boss of NATO, who added that Russia produces three times more ammunition in three months than the entire alliance in a year. “In addition, Coopera with North Korea, China and Iran,” he said.
“The Indo -Pacific and the Atlantic are increasing What to learn Russian, “he warned.
Rutte said that conversations with the US administration demonstrate the full commitment of the United States with NATO and article 5, which establishes that an attack on an ally is an attack on all. “The United States is not sure if the Atlantic, Europe and the Arctic are not,” he evaluated.
The NATO general secretary added that if the Chinese leader decided to attack Taiwan, he would first call his “minor partner” Putin and say: “Hey, I will do it, and I need you to keep them in Europe by attacking NATO territory.”
“Most like this,” Routte said .. To deter Russia and China, NATO, according to the head of the Alliance, must be strong and cooperation is needed in the info-pacific area.
