Stoltenberg: Without Turkey, Norway, the US, Canada and the UK, Europe's security is unimaginable

Without Turkey in the South, Norway in the North and the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom in the West, it is impossible to imagine the security of the European continent. Jens Stoltenberg said in his farewell speech as NATO Secretary General.“Europeans must realize that without NATO there will be no security in Europe. 80 percent of NATO's defense spending is on non-EU countries. And it's not just about resources. It's also about geography,” the NATO Secretary General said. According to him, the Transatlantic Alliance has served Europe well.“Paving the way for closer European integration. The reunification of Germany. And the spread of democracy and freedom throughout Central and Eastern Europe. This is a history lesson that Europeans should remember. The Transatlantic Alliance has also served the United States well. America's friends and allies have made indispensable contributions to U.S. security and interests. NATO allies have stood side by side with the U.S. from Korea to Afghanistan. And have paid a high price for it. It is simply not true that Europeans are stowaways. No other major power has as many friends and allies as the United States. Any policy that seeks to undermine that is wasting one of America's greatest assets,” Stoltenberg said.