“Instead of creating a European army, new ways of military cooperation between Europe and the US should be sought.”
Elchi.az reports that this opinion was expressed by Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, in an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
“NATO has all the means to respond to a crisis and manage itself. Instead of talking about a European army, we should look for new ways of military cooperation between Europe and the US,” he said.
He believes that Europe’s commitment to increase military spending is a positive development.
“Now operational commitments must be increased,” he added.
At the same time, the admiral believes that the US continues to play a leading role in NATO and agrees with the Secretary General of the Alliance that US-EU relations are crucial in this context.
The admiral sees no crisis for NATO, as discussed in connection with the situation in Greenland. The military officer believes that NATO is not in any crisis. It needs a catalyst and we got it. Now new horizons are opening up and all criticisms, even harsh ones, must be assessed calmly.
He sees nothing disturbing in China and Russia’s interest in the Arctic “thanks to NATO’s countermeasures.” “We want the Arctic region to be free, accessible to all, demilitarized and freedom of navigation to be preserved,” Dragone said.
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