They are united against China and Russia.

NATO leaders on Monday indicated their "red lines" to Vladimir Putin before his meeting with Joe Biden and decided to stand together against China's entry into Europe at their annual summit in Brussels.

“Russia and China seek to divide us, but our alliance is strong.

NATO is united and the United States is back, ”said the American president during his press conference.

The declaration adopted at the summit reflects the concerns of the allies: Russia, China, new threats in space and cyberspace, terrorism, the rise of authoritarian regimes.

The 45-page text has 79 points.

Russia remains the Alliance's number one concern.

"Until Russia shows that it respects international law and honors its international obligations and responsibilities, there can be no return to normal," the Allies warned.

But "we remain open to a periodic and substantial dialogue", they assured.

Moscow warned

Joe Biden is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva, the last leg of a journey in Europe started with a G7 summit in the United Kingdom, followed by the NATO summit and a meeting with the presidents of the institutions of the United Kingdom. 'EU Tuesday in Brussels.

"We are not looking for a conflict with Russia, but we will respond if Russia continues its activities," Joe Biden warned.

The US president has promised to tell the Russian president what the “red lines” are.

“I met him.

He's smart, he's tough, ”he said, calling him“ a formidable opponent ”.

But Vladimir Poutine must understand that the death of the imprisoned opponent Alexeï Navalny would be "a tragedy", he warned.

And "we will do our best so that Ukraine can resist Russian aggression", he added.

China is of concern.

“China's stated ambitions and determined behavior represent systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and in areas of importance to the security of the Alliance,” the allies said.

But no question of a new cold war.

"China is not our adversary, our enemy," said NATO Secretary General, Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg.

"But we must face the challenges posed by China for our security," he said.

“We see that Russia and China are cooperating more and more lately, both politically and militarily.

This represents a new dimension and a serious challenge for NATO, ”he explained.

Joe Biden obtained that "the security challenge posed by China appears in the declaration", even if certain European allies, in particular France, were reluctant.

Avoid dispersal

"NATO is an organization which concerns the North Atlantic, China has little to do with the North Atlantic", insisted President Emmanuel Macron during his press conference.

“It is very important not to disperse ourselves and not to bias the relationship with China.

It is much broader than the military subject: it is economic, it is strategic, ”he added.

The summit also launched the review of the Alliance's strategic concept adopted in 2010 to prepare it to face new threats in space and cyberspace.

NATO has thus turned the page Donald Trump, reassured by Joe Biden's stated desire to “revitalize” the alliances of the United States.

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