“No, I don’t think that NATO’s brain is dead. I firmly believe in international cooperation, ”said the German minister during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
According to him, alliance countries are constantly faced with global challenges.
“NATO is precisely the alliance in which we work together on security issues,” said Maas.
Previously, Macron announced the "brain death" of NATO.
In his opinion, Europeans are “on the edge of the abyss” and can no longer count on US military defense. The President emphasized that Europe needs to think of itself as an independent force. otherwise, she will lose control of her own destiny.
At the same time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg did not agree with Macron.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in turn, called these "golden words" of the French leader truthful and reflective.