In an interview with The Economist in early November, French President Emmanuel Macron said that European countries could no longer rely on the United States to defend North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies, adding that "what we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO".
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed on Friday the NATO comment stated by the French president during his recent interview with The Economist, saying that Macron's views on the bloc reflect a "sick and shallow" understanding.
According to the Turkish president, Macron should first check his own "brain death" before stating such comments in reference to NATO.
"I am talking to France's President Emmanuel Macron, and I will also say this at NATO. First of all, have your own brain death checked. These statements are suitable only to people like you who are in a state of brain death," Erdogan said in a televised speech.
The day before, Macron said his comments about NATO experiencing "brain death"
may have been a wake-up call for the alliance.
In his interview with The Economist in early November, Macron said that European countries could no longer rely on the United States to defend North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies, adding that "what we are currently experiencing is the brain death of NATO".The statement made has led to
a flurry of responses from allies defending NATO.
German chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg,
ripped Macron for his "drastic words" and argued that NATO remained a key pillar of Germany's security.
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