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Headlines: NATO meets for a "war summit" in Madrid in the face of the Russian threat
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, shakes hands with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde next to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, second left, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, third right, and Prime Swedish Minister Magdalena Andersson after signing a memorandum in which Turkey undertakes to accept Finland and Sweden's accession to the defense alliance in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. © Bernat Armangue/ PA
By: Véronique Rigolet Follow
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A summit devoted to "
rearmament and enlargement of the Alliance
", explains
El Pais
, who welcomes "
this demonstration of unity
" which took place on Tuesday evening in Madrid "
with the lifting of the Turkish veto on the accession of the Finland and Sweden
”.
Two countries historically “
non-aligned
” but which the “
war in Ukraine has precipitated into the ranks of the Atlantic Alliance
”, underlines the Spanish daily.
This is what will "
give a powerful impetus to Western unity
", rejoices
Le Temps
.
“
Turkey's reversal is a blow for Putin
” commented the
New York Times
“
while the Russian president had justified his intervention in Ukraine as a warning against the expansion of NATO
”.
“
Putin now finds himself facing an alliance more united than at any other time, and more determined than ever to curb Russian revanchism
,” the American daily still believes.
The enlargement of NATO to these two Nordic countries "
should be ratified in the coming months
", explains the
Wall Street Journal
which reports that if -officially "
Moscow says it does not see any threat in the accession of Finland and Sweden
Russia has already threatened "
to station ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons on its border
" in response to this agreement.
NATO will drastically raise its level of defense
The Allies are gathered in a real "
war summit in Madrid
", comments
Le Soir,
faced with the "
carnage orchestrated (by Russia) on European soil
", "
the allies are going to carry out the biggest reorganization of deterrence and defense of NATO since the Cold War
".
"
300,000 soldiers will thus be put on alert, against 40,000 currently
", reports the
Guardian
with the priority of "
reinforcing the eastern flank
" by doubling the number of soldiers there "
to reach up to 5,000 men
" .
, notes the British daily, which stresses that NATO "
will also move its stockpiles of ammunition and supplies further east
”.
“
NATO wants to send the message that it is on a war footing and ready to respond to any aggression against one of its members
,” comments
El Pais
.
"
A real overhaul
" which will have a price, explains for its part
Le Temps
, it will cost Europe its will to build "
a common European defense
", "
a concept for the time being outdated
" explains a specialist in the newspaper Switzerland "
in the face of Russia's aggressiveness, Europe needs the strong presence of the United States
".
Trump weakened after the damning testimony of a former collaborator
"
Devastating testimony
" from Cassidy Hutchinson, says the
Washington Post
, this assistant to the ex-president who before the Congressional Commission of Inquiry into the attack on the Capitol, described Tuesday "
Trump's mad rage as his defeat was going to be recorded in Congress
” on the famous January 6, 2021. A surreal scene in the West Wing of the White House, “
Trump threw his lunch across the room, ketchup was dripping on the walls
”, he said. she said, also furious that his security service refused to drive him to the Capitol "
he tried to grab the wheel of the presidential limousine and threw himself on his own secret service agent
" reports the
New York Times
, which like all of the world press does not hide its amazement at the behavior of Donald Trump who would also have "
been aware that his supporters were armed when he urged the crowd to march towards the Capitol
".
A testimony that says a lot about "
the completely unbalanced side
" of the former president, comments the
New York Times
.
Revelations that could have "
legal consequences
" and also "
weaken him politically
" for his part believes the
Washington Post
"
despite the hold he has kept on the basis of the Republican Party
".
Scotland aims for another independence referendum in 2023
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon “
takes a step closer to Scottish independence by going to the Supreme Court to try to force a second vote next year,
” explains the
Times
.
“
A new legal and political standoff is opening with London
,” underlines the
Guardian
, which recalls that the British government “
is opposed to such a referendum which, in its view, would not be legal without the consent of the British parliament
”.
Hence the Scottish Prime Minister's desire to appeal to the Supreme Court, comments the
New York Times
, which sees "
a new problem for Boris Johnson already weakened, he says by scandals and political setbacks
”.
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