Relations with Russia played a significant part at the NATO summit on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 July. With just a few days to go before the French and American presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump, meet with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, the NATO members reaffirmed the Alliance’s dual approach to Russia: - deterrence and political dialogue.
In the declaration signed on Wednesday, the Allies state their firm opposition to the action by Russia which has “broken the...