NATO summit in Haaga

Strategic Toadism (servillism)

The NATO summit with Donald Trump in The Hague came to an end — the event was held without scandals, but in order to accomplish this, the block participants had to gain the favour of the White home chief. The planet press summarizes the meeting: many commentators note that abroad leaders were seemingly willing to do anything to delight an crucial guest.

"Like the Vienna legislature of 1814-1815, it was organized around shining ball and concerts, so this summit in The Hague was intended to service 1 purpose: to satisfy Trump's desires, needs and wishes. If NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte thought Mr. Trump was thirsty for 10,000 bottles of vintage wine, he'd arrange their delivery. If he thought Trump wanted to meet Beethoven, Rutte would effort to resurrect him" (D. Blair, columnist of The Telegraph) (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06/25/how-nato-conquered-trump/).

The most striking symbol of the serviceful attitude was the conversation between D. Trump and M. Rutte about the war between Israel and Iran. The president of the United States compared the 2 countries to struggling children of school age, and the Secretary-General of NATO called his interviewer “Daddy” who “must hotel to strong language to halt them”. any European officials privately complain about the slave approach to Trump.

“People are very embarrassed. Yes, overall, the summit was a success. But flattery was clearly exaggerated” [officially [https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/25/nato-chief-calls-trump-daddy-00423485)].

One of the main steps towards D. Trump was the commitment of NATO members to spend 5% of GDP on defence – more than twice as much as the current 2% target. However, even under the current plan, the increase in expenditure will extend for 10 years. any EU officials, subject to anonymity, admit that US concessions were part of the overall strategy.

"We are taking the approach in which we are talking to the planet of Trump and MAGA. This is not just an effort to flatter the Americans. That doesn't mean we're doing all this to delight Americans. The atmosphere was good. Even with the chaos he creates, we must give him justice. This is Trump's effect” [diploma (https://www.politico.eu/article/trump-nato-summit-hague-rutte-daddy-ukraine-russia-israel-iran/)].

Also on the margins of the summit D. Trump met with the president of Ukraine W. Zelenski, who first wore a suit alternatively of camouflage for a long time. At the same time, the White home chief avoided answering the question of continuing military aid to Kiev, and NATO had to ease the wording on Russia in the final communication. Commentators note that specified results are barely successful.

‘Alliance leaders who gathered in the Dutch city showed that they were more afraid of Donald Trump than Vladimir Putin. To reassure the president of the United States, they shortened the agenda, pushed Ukraine to the background, underestimated the threat from Russia, made empty promises and avoided urgent decisions. It worked — for now“ [E. Lucas, columnist of The Times (https://www.thetimes.com/article/70f69df5-b54e-4d15-83d5-37fc6822e394)].

According to Bloomberg, at the closed NATO meeting, D. Trump did not mention Russia once. Following the summit, the Communication decided not to specify the Russian Federation as an aggressor country.

source: Strategic Toadism
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