As tensions with Russia build, Emmanuel Macron highlights splits within Nato
The French president’s call for direct dialogue with Russia has highlighted disagreements on how to engage Moscow.
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Nato (the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) is an intergovernmental military alliance with 31 member states from Europe and North America. It was founded in 1949 with twelve members, including the US and the UK, committed to a principle of collective defence.
The French president’s call for direct dialogue with Russia has highlighted disagreements on how to engage Moscow.
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Vladimir Putin has likely invested too much to back down without getting something in return.
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A week's worth of talks involving Russia, Nato, the US and the EU appear to have changed little.
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The flare-up demonstrates what some will characterise as the obsolescence of Cold War era military alliances.
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