“Russia is targeting the alliance’s grey areas, such as space and cyberspace,” wrote Le Figaro. “American and European capabilities are not equal, and cooperation in these areas is still in its infancy,” the newspaper added.
Russia needs three or four years.
NATO’s most pessimistic estimates suggest that Russia will need three to four years to replenish its forces, which have been depleted by the war in Ukraine, the newspaper reported.
The French newspaper says, “If this period is well exploited, it will allow the Allied forces, especially the European ones, to renew their supplies. They are currently at their lowest level and insufficient to wage a long-term war.”
Europeans will have to hold their ground.
The newspaper notes that during the Cold War, NATO was preparing for a ground invasion of the Warsaw Pact countries – a military alliance led by the Soviet Union.
“The Europeans will have to hold their ground until reinforcements arrive. Today, the West also envisages limited Russian invasions to test the resilience of the alliance, or complex operations combining traditional areas of operation with new battlefields such as cyberspace, outer space, the seabed.” Or power struggles.” – wrote Le Figaro.
In turn, Le Monde notes that the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington is very discreet. The daily writes that the politician, who likes to emphasize his participation in important meetings on the international scene and wanted to be at the forefront of support for Ukraine, kept a low profile at the alliance summit.
The newspaper points out that due to the political chaos in France due to the recent parliamentary elections, which were won by the left, Macron has also been exposed to “weakness on the international scene.”
NATO’s anniversary summit in Washington, marking the alliance’s 75th anniversary, continues through Thursday.
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