Musk called for a review of NATO's activities

Entrepreneur and head of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Ilon Musk has called for a review of NATO activities. The corresponding post was published on February 12 on his page in the social network X (former Twitter).

Musk was responding to a post by a user who said that the Cold War has ended and the North Atlantic Alliance is now an anachronism.

"NATO needs a thorough review," the entrepreneur wrote.

Earlier, on February 4, Austrian geopolitical analyst Patrick Poppel told Izvestia that US President Donald Trump will change his approach to NATO, which will force the alliance to restructure its work. He emphasized that NATO was created to protect Europe during the Warsaw Pact and the existence of the USSR. Now the alliance has no specific mission, he added.

Before that, on February 1, Trump promised to introduce duties on goods from the European Union (EU). In January, the American president said that he was not sure whether to continue sponsoring NATO, as Washington defends the alliance members, but in return does not receive help. That same month, he said he would push for North Atlantic Alliance nations to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.

Then NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte after a telephone conversation with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth promised to increase defense spending of the alliance. At the same time, Rutte said that European countries would not be able to ensure their own security without Washington's help.