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| Nato summit: Obama expects UK to continue Europe security role | Nato summit: Obama expects UK to continue Europe security role |
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| The UK will remain a major contributor to European security, Barack Obama has said, as Nato and EU nations signed a deal focusing on the perceived threat from Russia. | The UK will remain a major contributor to European security, Barack Obama has said, as Nato and EU nations signed a deal focusing on the perceived threat from Russia. |
| The agreement signed in Warsaw includes an 1,000 extra US troops to be sent to Poland to reinforce Nato's eastern flank. | The agreement signed in Warsaw includes an 1,000 extra US troops to be sent to Poland to reinforce Nato's eastern flank. |
| Mr Obama added he hoped for an "orderly" UK transition from the EU. | Mr Obama added he hoped for an "orderly" UK transition from the EU. |
| But he said Brexit did not signal the end of the EU security co-operation. | But he said Brexit did not signal the end of the EU security co-operation. |
| Nato is sending four battalions to the region with troops from four nations. | Nato is sending four battalions to the region with troops from four nations. |
| "I have no doubt that the UK will remain one of Nato's most capable members," he told the FT as alliance leaders gather for a summit. | "I have no doubt that the UK will remain one of Nato's most capable members," he told the FT as alliance leaders gather for a summit. |
| The meeting has been overshadowed by the UK's vote to leave the EU. | |
| Obama warns on Brexit talks | Obama warns on Brexit talks |
| Mr Obama met European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday and told a news conference that the Brexit vote had created uncertainty over the future of European integration. | Mr Obama met European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday and told a news conference that the Brexit vote had created uncertainty over the future of European integration. |
| But he rejected as misplaced hyperbole any suggestion that the Brexit vote signified the crumbling of the entire edifice of European security. | But he rejected as misplaced hyperbole any suggestion that the Brexit vote signified the crumbling of the entire edifice of European security. |
| While he was confident the EU and UK would work together in a pragmatic fashion, he warned that "no-one has an interest in protracted adversarial negotiations". | While he was confident the EU and UK would work together in a pragmatic fashion, he warned that "no-one has an interest in protracted adversarial negotiations". |
| "Everybody has an interest in minimising any disruptions as the UK and the EU forge a new relationship," he said. | "Everybody has an interest in minimising any disruptions as the UK and the EU forge a new relationship," he said. |
| Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he was certain that the UK and the EU would find a way to co-operate and that the UK would remain a strong and committed ally in Nato. | Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he was certain that the UK and the EU would find a way to co-operate and that the UK would remain a strong and committed ally in Nato. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron was later expected to underline the UK's commitment to Nato in the wake of the UK referendum, with a commitment to meeting the alliance's target of spending 2% of GDP on defence. | Prime Minister David Cameron was later expected to underline the UK's commitment to Nato in the wake of the UK referendum, with a commitment to meeting the alliance's target of spending 2% of GDP on defence. |
| Nato will agree on Friday to bolster the Western military alliance's defences next year with four multinational battalions in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland made up of some 3,000 troops from the UK, US, Germany, and Canada. Nato members made the decision after Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. | Nato will agree on Friday to bolster the Western military alliance's defences next year with four multinational battalions in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland made up of some 3,000 troops from the UK, US, Germany, and Canada. Nato members made the decision after Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. |
| A 500-strong UK battalion will be deployed to Estonia and 150 UK troops will be based in Poland. UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the aim was to "deter Russia from any further aggression". | A 500-strong UK battalion will be deployed to Estonia and 150 UK troops will be based in Poland. UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the aim was to "deter Russia from any further aggression". |
| In 2017, the UK will also take over the running of a standby Nato force, with 3,000 troops based in the UK and Germany. | In 2017, the UK will also take over the running of a standby Nato force, with 3,000 troops based in the UK and Germany. |
| "Nato does not seek confrontation," Mr Stoltenberg said in an address on Friday, vowing continued dialogue with Russia. "We don't want a new Cold War. The Cold War is history and it should remain history." | "Nato does not seek confrontation," Mr Stoltenberg said in an address on Friday, vowing continued dialogue with Russia. "We don't want a new Cold War. The Cold War is history and it should remain history." |
| However, Russia's ambassador to Nato, Alexander Grushko, warned of a risk of a "spiral of confrontation", by building a "new Iron Curtain". Mr Grushko told the BBC that the decision would lead to "military consequences". | However, Russia's ambassador to Nato, Alexander Grushko, warned of a risk of a "spiral of confrontation", by building a "new Iron Curtain". Mr Grushko told the BBC that the decision would lead to "military consequences". |
| Nato looks east - by BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus | Nato looks east - by BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus |
| Tensions between the Atlantic alliance and Moscow are growing again. Russia's seizure of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine and the involvement of its troops in the fighting in eastern Ukraine has, in Nato's view, "torn up the rule-book" for the way security matters are dealt with in the post-Cold War world. | Tensions between the Atlantic alliance and Moscow are growing again. Russia's seizure of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine and the involvement of its troops in the fighting in eastern Ukraine has, in Nato's view, "torn up the rule-book" for the way security matters are dealt with in the post-Cold War world. |
| Read more: Nato looks east (and south) | Read more: Nato looks east (and south) |
| UK troops head for Poland and Estonia | UK troops head for Poland and Estonia |
| Writing in the Financial Times, President Obama said Nato and the EU should "deepen security co-operation" and agree that sanctions on Russia should remain in place until the Kremlin fully implemented the Minsk agreement on halting the fighting in eastern Ukraine. | Writing in the Financial Times, President Obama said Nato and the EU should "deepen security co-operation" and agree that sanctions on Russia should remain in place until the Kremlin fully implemented the Minsk agreement on halting the fighting in eastern Ukraine. |
| 'Disinformation campaigns' | 'Disinformation campaigns' |
| The EU and Nato signed a joint declaration on Friday agreeing to "accelerated practical co-operation" in the face of so-called hybrid threats as well as in maritime and cyber security and joint exercises. | The EU and Nato signed a joint declaration on Friday agreeing to "accelerated practical co-operation" in the face of so-called hybrid threats as well as in maritime and cyber security and joint exercises. |
| Donald Tusk said that sometimes it appeared that the EU and Nato were on "two different planets", and it made sense to work more closely together. | Donald Tusk said that sometimes it appeared that the EU and Nato were on "two different planets", and it made sense to work more closely together. |
| "At stake is real life," he said. "Our critical infrastructure could be attacked, our banking system could be hacked or our citizens could be exposed to disinformation campaigns via social networks." | "At stake is real life," he said. "Our critical infrastructure could be attacked, our banking system could be hacked or our citizens could be exposed to disinformation campaigns via social networks." |
| In words echoed by Mr Stoltenberg in Warsaw, President Obama wrote in his FT article that Article Five of the North Atlantic Treaty, in which an attack against one Nato member is considered as an attack against all, should be reaffirmed. | In words echoed by Mr Stoltenberg in Warsaw, President Obama wrote in his FT article that Article Five of the North Atlantic Treaty, in which an attack against one Nato member is considered as an attack against all, should be reaffirmed. |
| German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier last month urged Nato not to inflame tensions by "creating pretexts" and "sabre-rattling and warmongering". | German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier last month urged Nato not to inflame tensions by "creating pretexts" and "sabre-rattling and warmongering". |
| However his remarks have been criticised by cabinet colleagues, and by ex-Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung, who pointed out that recent Russian military exercises were far larger than Nato's. | However his remarks have been criticised by cabinet colleagues, and by ex-Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung, who pointed out that recent Russian military exercises were far larger than Nato's. |