Alliance Quote by Antony Blinken

Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.

— Vladimir Putin

The Russians have intensely disliked but tolerated substantial NATO expansion, including the accession of Poland and the Baltic countries. But when NATO announced in…

— John Mearsheimer

“The purpose of the NATO alliance is "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.”

— Lord Ismay

Following the end of the Cold War, there was much discussion concerning the point of NATO. In the event, it was reinvented as a…

— Martin Jacques

The NATO alliance is not just a transactional relationship, once again. That alliance serves our interests. That alliance has been critical to keeping security…

— James Franklin Jeffrey

Nato has always acted according to a simple principle: it is not worth attacking somebody who is strong.

— Andrzej Duda

While Slovakia did not make the first round of NATO membership, as various requirements and reforms are instituted, these actions will enhance the opportunities…

— John Mica

NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point there is no threat coming from the Soviet…

— Vladimir Putin

Russia is a direct threat to our NATO allies in the Baltics and in Poland as well as a threat to peace and stability…

— Dan Lipinski

The U.S., together with trans-Atlantic allies, never recognized the occupation of the Baltic states by the Soviet Union. Moscow faced pressure or retaliation every…

— Kersti Kaljulaid

Our future defence relationship with Europe should be complimentary - and not in competition to - NATO. It must be effective, too.

— Penny Mordaunt

Right now, Russia's future should be wedded to Europe. Why they see NATO as a threat is beyond me. Clearly, NATO is not a…

— James Mattis