(RFI).- This Thursday morning a ceremony took place at the headquarters NATO marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty or Washington Treaty, reports our Brussels correspondent Pierre Benazet. According to him NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenbergthe war in Ukraine returns the Alliance to its old ways confrontation with Russia. For this reason, the Allies decided to prepare on Wednesday in the Ramstein group to support Ukraine.

“While we celebrate NATO’s achievements over the past 75 years, we do not dwell on them,” explained Jens Stoltenberg. “Europe is now facing a war on a scale that was previously considered historic. Therefore, strengthening NATO’s coordination and support role is one way to end this war and bring victory to Ukraine. “99% of support for Ukraine comes from NATO allies, but this support must be provided by a stronger institutional structure that guarantees predictability and long-term commitment.”

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At the beginning of the war, the allies were reluctant to trust NATO with direct military support for Ukraine for fear of provoking an escalation from Russia. This situation becomes even more alarming if we take into account the possible return to power Donald Trump V USA.

The Republican candidate has already stated this. may not come to the rescue defaulters who don’t devote 2% their national wealth for defense. This calls into question the solidarity of members in the event of an attack. And this concern is all the greater because the United States is backbone of the Alliancesays Guillaume Garnier, a researcher at the French Institute of International Relations (Inry).

“The United States represents 70% of NATO’s military spending. If they ever left NATO, it would be a different organization. This would change his nature. That would be a nightmare scenario. Will this happen if Trump is elected? There will be debates, and perhaps some institutions will dissuade him from this…,” he says.

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Alliance members plan to discuss the fund’s proposal on Thursday. 100 billion euros for Ukraine more than five years – a goal that, according to diplomats, is aimed precisely at protecting Kyiv from political changes in Washington.