[HIGHLIGHTS] 75 years of NATO: These were the alliance's most delicate hours

75 years of NATO: These were the alliance's most delicate hours. As of: April 4, 2024, 8:44 a.m Christiane Kühl: 75 years ago, twelve states concluded the North Atlantic Treaty.

The resulting NATO now has 32 members - and has had to continually reposition itself after crises. Same now. The war in Ukraine, started by Russian President Vladimir Putin, is not only raging in Eastern Europe. At the same time, the most important military partner in the alliance is threatening to turn away.