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The new Prime Minister
- Justin Trudeau, traveled to Latvia on Monday to visit Canadian troops before his trip to the NATO summit in Brussels – a meeting that could put him in conflict with US President Donald Trump. with the neighbor of Latvia, Russia.
- Trump leaves for Brussels Tuesday to launch a European tour of a week. His last stop will be Helsinki, where he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Trump has long spoken of rapprochement with Moscow, despite the invasion of Crimea in 2014, which mobilized NATO forces to prevent a similar aggression in Poland or the Baltic countries: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
- . According to Mark MacKinnon of The Globe and Mail, the security of the West for nearly 70 years, and his internal divisions would greatly benefit Russia – or could result in the dissolution of the alliance
the L & # 39; Trudeau Route
July 9, 2018: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves Ottawa for Riga, Latvia.
Sean Kilpatrick / Canadian Press
Monday-Tuesday: Mr. Trudeau left Ottawa Monday morning for Riga, capital of Latvia, where 450 Canadian soldiers are participating in a NATO mission to to discourage Russian aggression in the Baltic region. On Tuesday, he meets the Prime Minister and the President of Latvia, then visits the troops on a military base before leaving in the evening for Brussels.
Wednesday-Thursday: In the Belgian capital, headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Mr. Trudeau joins the other leaders of the military alliance of 29 countries for its annual meeting. Leaders will discuss "how to work together to strengthen the rules-based international order and protect our citizens," the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement, adding that Trudeau would reaffirm Canada's support for 39; Ukraine. The East European nation saw an Eastern rebellion backed by Russia in 2014 and the Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.
The Trump Route
U.S. President Donald Trump at Great Falls, Mt., July 5, 2018.
Carolyn Kaster / Canadian Press
Tuesday-Wednesday: Brussels is the first stop of Mr. Trump at a European tour of a week. It is expected that he will urge NATO allies to pay more for their common defense. Kay Bailey Hutchison, the US Permanent Representative to NATO, told reporters last week that "the malicious activities of Russia" and "Russia's efforts to divide our democratic nations" would be key topics in Brussels. 19659015] Wednesday-Friday: Mr. Trump's visit to the UK is not the state visit that Prime Minister Theresa May promised him after his inauguration in 2017: Technically this year 39; is an "official visit", say the British and American governments a state visit will take place later. On Wednesday, Mr Trump arrives in Britain for a gala evening with business leaders at the Blenheim Palace, near Oxford. He meets with Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday, visiting an unspecified defense site before discussions at the Prime Minister's Retreat, Checkers. On Friday, Mr. Trump visits the Queen at Windsor Castle. In general, Trump's visit to the UK keeps him away from London, where anti-Trump protesters plan to march on Friday and run an airship on Parliament representing the US president as a orange screaming baby
Monday: The last stop of Mr. Trump's trip is Helsinki, where he holds bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin
What is NATO? An Introduction
April 4, 1949: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is created at an official signing ceremony in Washington, presided over by then President Harry Truman [19659007] AFP / Getty Images
How It Started: NATO is a military alliance forged in the years following the Second World War, amid fears that the Soviet Union would After the war moves the Iron Curtain towards Europe. Canada, the United States and nine European countries were founding members of NATO, while the USSR created a rival defense alliance called the Warsaw Pact. After the disappearance of the USSR in 1989, the membership of NATO has increased considerably and now has 29 Member States
Tensions with Russia: In 2014, tensions between the NATO and Moscow have reached a new high in the post-Cold War era. the separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine, followed by the annexation of the Crimea of Ukraine. Western countries have seen the development of Russian expansionism spread to the regions of Georgia, and potentially to the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. NATO has started a mission to defend the countries called Operation Rebadurance, of which Canadian troops are still part.
Tensions with Trump: When the conflict between NATO and Russia intensified, US President Barack Obama the expansionist goals of the counterpart. But Donald Trump said the alliance was "obsolete", accused other NATO members of not paying their fair share and suggested that renewing ties with Russia was a good idea. He rejected the "obsolete" commentary in 2017, and his administration tried to walk a bit on Russia's record in the midst of investigations into Moscow's links to Trump's presidential campaign. But last month, Trump disrupted the first day of the Group of Seven summit in Quebec, suggesting that Russia should be readmitted. Shortly afterwards, Washington and Moscow reached an agreement to reunite Mr Trump and Mr Putin in Helsinki on 16 July. What Mr Trump will say about Russia in Brussels is an idea, but it risks sowing division in the group
Tensions over money: Mr. Trump's criticism of With regard to NATO also focused on money. Member countries agreed in 2014 to spend 2% of their GDP on defense in one decade. The United States far exceeds this goal, but most countries have not yet reached it, and Canada is at the bottom of the list in terms of spending per GDP. Last summer, Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan announced a $ 62.3 billion spending plan over 20 years that would raise defense spending to 1.4% of GDP by the end of the year. 2024-2025. Meanwhile, Trump increasingly criticizes NATO allies for shying away from their responsibilities, accusations he reiterated in a recent letter to the Canadian government [19659022] History Continues Under Advertisement
