French far left enshrines leaving NATO in official presidential platform – POLITICO
www.politico.eu

Archived copy is here: https://archive.is/DqZ6m

The article says this:

“Immediately withdraw from NATO’s integrated command and then, in stages, from the organization itself. Reject the tribute demanded by the United States of 5% of GDP devoted to defense spending,” read France Unbowed’s 222-page program.

However, France under Mélenchon would still provide assistance to European Union countries under EU treaties, the document added

Is Melenchon right? Is it better for the EU to be the organisation of mutual defence guarantees for Europe, rather than NATO?

  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    departure of germany from Ostpolitik and the re-emergence of the russia-germany relationship

    Isn’t Russia part of Ostpolitik?

    The easing of tensions with the East envisioned by Ostpolitik necessarily began with the Soviet Union, the only Eastern Bloc state with which the Federal Republic had formal diplomatic ties

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostpolitik