EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid doubts over U.S. commitment to NATO
Unlike NATO’s Article 5 collective defence pact, the EU’s mutual assistance clause is not backed by detailed operational plans or military structures
Pentagon floats NATO punishments
- No 10: Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’ amid fears over US stance The Standard —
- Pentagon email floats suspending Spain from NATO - source RTE —
- Sánchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email The Independent —
- Falklands is a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it BBC News —
- UK position on Falklands will not change, No 10 says after leaked Pentagon memo The Guardian —