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This is John Batchel.

What to expect from the upcoming momentarily NATO meeting at the Hague in the Netherlands,

John Hardy of the Foundation Defense of Democracy comments,

Mr. Zelensky might not even attend.

The attention is for a percentage of GDP contributed to defense manufacturing over these next years.

In other words, NATO re-arming.

The Ukrainian component is unknown.

In the light of the strikes in the Middle East and the retaliation, very difficult to concentrate on Ukraine and its needs.

But there it is in the summertime attack season for Russia, Russia conferring with Iran as it maintains an aggressive war in Ukraine.

Always at the center.

Here's John Hardy on NATO, the expectation of this next meeting.

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