French President Macron “NATO is in a brain-dead state” November 8, 16:58
French President Macron pointed out that NATO is a “brain-dead” state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and expressed concern about the lack of collaboration between the US and European member states.
French President Macron responded to an interview with a British magazine about the current state of NATO, pointing out that "the United States is changing its policy under a president who does not share values with Europe" Showed concern.
NATO is an organization that was established to defend Europe after the war, mainly in the United States, but President Trump has repeatedly criticized the European side for the burden of the United States being too great since taking office.
In addition, President Macron criticized NATO member Turkey as a military invasion of northern Syria despite opposition from European countries, saying that it was a very serious problem for NATO.
Based on this situation, President Macron said, “NATO is in a brain dead state,” and expressed a sense of crisis that NATO will not function as a military alliance.
The German Prime Minister Merkel criticized the statement, “NATO is the cornerstone of our security. The words of President Macron are quite radical”. On the other hand, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has disturbed NATO ’s mess as “a great word” on Facebook.