THE NATO SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS IN MAY 2017: THE RESULTS AND LESSONS
The article reviews the main outcomes of the NATO summit held in Brussels on May 25, 2017, in which U.S. President D. Trump took part for the first time. It is emphasized that the main results of the NATO leaders' meeting were the alliance’s accession to the international anti-terrorism coalition, led by the USA; solution of the question of increasing the alliance members’ military spending and discussing the character of relations with Russia. The unofficial outcome of the summit was the clarification of the future of the North Atlantic Alliance; the meeting showed that its existence was intact, and Trump's statements about NATO as an obsolete institution had not been confirmed in practice. It is regrettable to notethat the theme of Russia was raised during the meeting in a traditional for NATO negative context. The opportunities for dialogue and cooperation between Russia and NATO remain extremely limited.