Garry Kasparov at the Halifax International Security Forum called things by their names - NATO no longer exists and Trump is pursuing a policy of appeasing Putin that will lead to Europe being conquered by Russia. Here is the text of his speech:
"This is the best show Putin could hope for. No responsible response. It's not a question of how many troops or ammunition you have — it's a question of whether you're ready to fight and die.
Oh, it's wonderful — you have a Canadian brigade in Latvia. What's its mandate? Will they shoot if the Russians cross the border? We know the answer. You'll deliberate…
I still haven't heard an answer… How can we seriously talk about a deal made by Trump's business partner? This is a real deal that supports the Trump family and sells out Ukraine? How can we seriously discuss that Ukraine should give up territories, saving Europe?
NATO doesn't exist. It's a fake. N-A-T-O. Four letters. Why are you still sitting around being cute? Ukraine is bleeding every minute. This is a huge defense. If not for Ukraine — Russian tanks would already be in Poland.
You all proposed that Ukraine surrender. You offered Zelensky evacuation. And he said: 'I don't need evacuation — I need ammunition.'
Ukraine is fighting for all of Europe. NATO was created to fight only one war. Not in Afghanistan, not in Syria. One war — to save Europe from Russian aggression.
Ukraine is the only country fighting this war. And we're still discussing whether it should be in NATO or not.
Ukraine is the only country fulfilling NATO's mission. And we deny it everything.
How many senators are present here? Want to tell Donald Trump he can't do this? You have 85… 85 out of 100.
This bill is still lying somewhere in the Senate. And nothing is being done.
Putin, Xi Jinping, all the others — they see this. And yes, Russia has North Korea, it has Cubans, it has African mercenaries. And we're still talking about escalation?
We have everything. Military, political, economic power on our side. And we're still losing this war. Thanks to Ukraine, Russia hasn't realized Putin's dream — restoring the Russian empire. But if Ukraine is forced into this deal — Putin will fulfill his dream. And then, gentlemen, you'll be next. But you're not ready to fight."
