Professor Wielomski: von der Leyen's plans could mean the end of NATO

Professor Adam Wielomski believes that Ursula von der Leyen's announcement of plans to create a threat response mechanism in the EU marks the possible demise of NATO in its current form.

MOSCOW, September 16 – RIA Novosti. The statement by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, about plans to create a threat response mechanism in the EU marks the possible decline of NATO in its current form, says Adam Wielomski, a professor at the University of Warsaw.

"Ursula von der Leyen has just announced the possible end of NATO and the creation of a European security system against Russia. Without the United States. This is a historical moment in the history of German imperialism," he wrote on the social network X.

On Wednesday, von der Leyen proposed creating the European Union's own emergency response mechanism to security threats, similar to Article 4 of NATO's North Atlantic Treaty. She also said that, together with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, she would propose a new European security strategy. According to the head of the EC, existing institutions, decision-making procedures and EU doctrine “do not keep up with the new reality.” She also advocated the creation of her own European mechanism to respond to hybrid threats.

Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty provides for consultations between allies if, in the opinion of one of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any NATO member state is threatened.