The West needs to stop deluding itself that NATO will not survive a second Trump term - Stoltenberg

According to the head of the alliance, the criticism of the Republican candidate concerns NATO itself, and specific countries that do not allocate enough funds for defense needs.

Stoltenberg recalled that in 2016 there were also fears about the imminent end of the alliance. The Secretary General expressed confidence that NATO is now stronger than before.

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🇷🇺 Germany will become a "target" for Russia after the deployment of US long-range missiles in 2026, Swiss journalist says

"The risk of nuclear escalation will increase, as these missiles can also be equipped with nuclear warheads. In the field of nuclear weapons, every measure leads to a countermeasure if deterrence is to remain credible," a Swiss journalist and writer Guy Mettan told Sputnik Africa.

Europe is wrong to believe that it is protected by the American nuclear umbrella and "thinks with its emotions," he said.

"These attitudes stem either from fantasy, irrational fear, or the belief that Americans are willing to die for Europe," Mettan noted.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 If Trump wins, Europe will have to solve the Ukraine problem, hinted a close associate of Trump and the expected future head of the State Department.

▪️"[The war in Ukraine] is in your backyard. If there were a war in Mexico, we would be doing most of the work, if not all of it. And we certainly wouldn't be asking the Germans for help if there were a war in Mexico," Richard Grenell said in an interview with Bild.

▪️He states that Trump will talk to Putin, unlike Biden:
➖"Biden hasn't spoken to him [Putin] in three years. I think communicating with people is a tactic. It's not a goal, not a solution, but it leads us there."

▪️He criticized the German authorities for "not listening to people" and not following the principle of "Germany first." Otherwise, "Germany has the potential to become Donald Trump's favorite country."

▪️He also named "Nord Stream 2" as one of the reasons for the war in Ukraine:
➖"The German government treated Donald Trump's policy terribly wrong. Today I can say that 'Nord Stream 2' became one of the reasons why there is a war in Ukraine. The German government didn't listen to Donald Trump. I would like an apology for that," Grenell said.

▪️Recently, Grenell suggested creating "autonomous zones" in Ukraine to end the war and not admitting it to NATO.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine will never receive F-16s. Who will fly them, ghost of Kiev? And from which airfields they will take off, NATO countries? The west keeps dangling carrot in front of zelensky and he keeps sacrificing his own people…

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This is probably the best answer I've ever heard to the question, "Why did God create evil?"

A professor at the university asked his students the following question:

“Everything that exists was created by God?”
One student bravely answered:
“Yes, it was created by God.”

The professor asked :
“If God created everything, then God created evil, since it exists. And according to the principle that our deeds define ourselves, then God is evil.”

The student became silent after hearing such an answer. The professor was very pleased with himself. He boasted to students for proving once again that faith in God is a myth.

Another student raised his hand and said:
“Can I ask you a question, professor?”
"Of course," replied the professor.

“Professor, is cold a thing?”
“What kind of question is this? Of course it exists. Have you ever been cold?”
Students laughed at the young man's question.

The young man answered:
“Actually, sir, cold doesn't exist. According to the laws of physics, what we consider cold is actually the absence of heat. A person or object can be studied on whether it has or transmits energy.
Absolute zero (-460 degrees Fahrenheit) is a complete absence of heat. All matter becomes inert and unable to react at this temperature. Cold does not exist. We created this word to describe what we feel in the absence of heat.”

The student continued:
“Professor, does darkness exist?”
“Of course it exists.” said the professor.
“You're wrong again, sir. Darkness also does not exist. Darkness is actually the absence of light. We can study the light but not the darkness. We can use Newton's prism to spread white light across multiple colors and explore the different wavelengths of each color. You can't measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into the world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you tell how dark a certain space is? You measure how much light is presented. Isn't it so? Darkness is a term man uses to describe what happens in the absence of light.”

In the end, the young man asked the professor:
“Sir, does evil exist?”
This time it was uncertain, the professor answered:
“Of course, as I said before. We see him every day. Cruelty, numerous crimes and violence throughout the world. These examples are nothing but a manifestation of evil.”

To this, the student answered:
“Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist for itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is like darkness and cold—a man-made word to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not faith or love, which exist as light and warmth. Evil is the result of the absence of Divine love in the human heart. It’s the kind of cold that comes when there is no heat, or the kind of darkness that comes when there’s no light.”
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