Europe must 'not test Article 5', Estonian President tells Euronews

Europe must 'not test Article 5', Estonian President tells Euronews

The Estonian President told Euronews that Europe must bolster its own defence capabilities so as to "not test Article 5" of NATO. He added the bloc has long been "naive" about its security.

Estonia’s President Alar Karis reaffirms NATO Article 5 confidence at Dubai summit

Estonia's President Alar Karis expressed confidence in the US honouring NATO's Article 5 during an interview with Euronews, despite concerns over transatlantic tensions under President Trump. He urged Europe to enhance its defence capabilities, avoiding the testing of collective security commitments.

EU must bolster defence and ‘not test Article 5’, Estonian President tells Euronews

Estonia’s President Alar Karis told Euronews he remains confident that the United States will honour Article 5 of NATO’s common defence despite a turbulent phase for the transatlantic relationship under President Donald Trump. Since his return to the White House last year, the US President has rattled the fundamentals of the bilateral relationship between the two blocs, imposing tariffs on the European Union and referring to its leadership as “w…