Stoltenberg Interview with Politico Insists, Don’t Let Russia Win in November

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stopped just short of telling Americans whom to vote for this November in an interview earlier this week (hint: not the Republicans threatening to pull aid from Ukraine), in his interview today with Politico. After discussing why American presence around the world is “essential” and the isolationist rhetoric from Republican politicians is worrying, he had a message for Republicans and anyone else leaning in that direction: You must stop Russia if you want to stop China. If Russia wins in Ukraine, Stoltenberg said, it would “be bad for all of us in Europe and North America, in the whole of NATO, because that will send a message to authoritarian leaders—not only Putin but also China—that by the use of brutal military force they can achieve their goals.”