NATO summit: “The great guide from Washington could be kept happy”

NATO’s heads of state and government decided to “historical” increasing their defense spending at their summit in the Hague and assured their mutual solidarity. The NATO partners undertook to spend at least five percent of their gross domestic product for defense on Wednesday until 2035. In the declaration of summit, they also confirmed their “irrefutable commitment to collective defense”-after US President Donald Trump had previously made ambiguous statements about the corresponding article five of the North Atlantic Treaty.

“Badische Zeitung”: “Until further notice, freedom in Europe cannot be defended against a threatening Russia without the – especially nuclear – deterrence by the United States. The price of Trump’s benevolence is to praise it like a child exuberantly for his part of the sand castle so that he does not smash the construction one succeeds.

“New Osnabrücker Zeitung”: “With the fact that the Europeans have managed to keep Trump on the bar with the NATO summit, they will gain time to adapt to a changed future. In fact, even after the recent alliance meeting, they do not really know in which steps the US withdrawal from Europe is happening in. At first glance, the NATO summit seems satisfactory-it is not a guarantee of long-term fruitful transatlantic cooperation. “

“Southwest Press”: “Maybe Donald Trump himself is a bit astonished at how smooth it was for his five percent demand. From now on, this five will be the everything that dominated alliance in the alliance, which should still cause massive problems for some Member States. Let’s see whether NATO has also secured its permanent goodwill for the concerns of the alliance. But you only have to avoid every provocation For a long time, the Hague for Trump Festival including royal dinner and super short session.

“Augsburger Allgemeine”: “Europe does not do this effort for Trump, but on his own interest. The Häme that not only NATO boss Trump almost courted at the summit is understandable. But the situation is as it is. In the past few decades, Europeans have been in the military and diplomatic dependence on the United States. to change this unhealthy relationship. “

“Rhein-Zeitung”: “You cannot predict Trump’s reactions – as positively a meeting or a summit may have gone. And so, for example, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) confirms that the member states do not pursue the strong increase in defense spending in order to do Trump or the United States a favor. Conversation is considered to be real.

“T-online”: “It was obvious: at the core of this summit, it was all about fulfilling Washington and flattering Trump to keep the Americans in alliance. Without the USA, NATO would no longer be the most powerful military alliance in the world. A country, on the other hand, was under the bikes: Trump prevented the summit with Ukraine. In contrast to the NATO meeting, President Wolodymyr Selenskyj was able to take a seat at the Katzenisch, Merz, Strander and Co.

“Handelsblatt”: “For 29 Allies, the main task of NATO is to deter Russia. The populistically ruled USA, Hungary and Slovakia share this view, if at all. Trump in particular does not see any imperialist war criminal in Kremlhrrcher Vladimir Putin, but a potential partner. To shuffle into the “long -term threat of Russia”. to be weakened. “

“Volksstimme”: “The great guide from Washington could be kept happy at the summit. Master of ceremonies Mark Rutte kept the program tight because Donald Trump had long debates. In addition, the royal splendor of Willem-Alexander and wife Maxima has had the US president. The five percent of the gross domestic product did not swallow the stage.

“Stuttgarter Nachrichten”: “Brutally shaken up by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Europeans have to realize that they themselves have to take care of their security. This does not mean that the USA could be replaced within NATO, but the alliance can be supplemented by European skills. This upgrade will be very expensive and take years, but in the end it will also be a profit for Washington. Concentrate on the Indopazific, where the rivalry with China shows more and more.

“Nürnberger Nachrichten”: “This summit is a sequel to the one-man show, which Trump is so happy to staged. Therefore, a little more self-confidence of the Europeans would have been desirable. It is indisputable that the ‘time turning’ who heralded ‘more military editions have been understated by the autocrat, but unconditionally to engage in the five percent goal would not have been possible. Construction sites that have nothing to do with arms. “