Sen. Shaheen on NATO Summit: It’s Very Important To Point Out that We Are the Strongest Security Alliance in History

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SHAHEEN: “I had the opportunity to go with the bipartisan, bicameral delegation that’s here from Congress. We were in Wiesbaden, Germany, yesterday. We had a chance to be briefed by both our — by Commander Buzzard, who’s been working with Ukraine, the Ukraine defense group, and General Donahue, who is the head of the NATO operations here in Europe right now. And we saw the very good work that’s going on in support of NATO. And I hope that that’s going to continue as the result of this summit, because the most important message coming out of Ankara is for our adversaries to understand that the NATO allies are united, that we are working together, we are working to address threats. And the only the only countries, the only leaders who benefit by a message coming out of this summit that the NATO allies are divided are Vladimir Putin in Russia, President Xi and China, North Korea and Iran. So it’s very important for us to point out that any differences we have are being worked out amicably and we are the strongest security alliance in history."