“He is blatantly threatening Europe’: How NATO can continue to defend itself against Putin in the future.. As of: April 3, 2024, 6:51 p.m By: Florian Pfitzner CommentsPressSplit In its 75th year of existence, NATO has returned to its core mission: deterrence and defense against a territorial aggressor.

The future of the North Atlantic Treaty depends above all on Europe. NATO acts reliably - and also grants superior protection to new members such as Finland and Sweden, who have given up their decades-long neutrality.