A very successful meeting so our question here on to the point is nato at 17 brain dead or fighting for it. Thanks so much for joining us here on the phone to the point here in the studio in berlin and im joined by 3 excellent journalists beginning with my daughter bella colleague in showers whos a french born Political Correspondent and him says gloves off macros braindead comments on nato put diplomacy at risk also with us flooding there from the russian desk here on c d w he believes that nato is the perfect enemy for russia and if nato didnt exist then for domestic purposes the kremlin would have to. Undergo very warm welcome to meltzer laming hes an old 3rd senior. Sort of the berlin based a leader target. And he argues that nato is still the Strongest Military alliance in the world the infighting at the london summit shows just how complex many security challenges have become. A martyr i would like to begin with you head of the london gathering one u. K. Newspaper the Guardian Ne
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