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"The war in Ukraine demonstrates how economic relations with authoritarian regimes can create vulnerabilities,” the Norwegian politicians said at Davos (Photo: nato.int)

Close ties with autocrats means security risk, Nato chief warns

Extensive economic ties with autocratic regimes, such as Russia and China, carry a security risk, Jens Stoltenberg, Nato secretary-general said on Tuesday (24 May), telling the global business and political elite in Davos that protecting values is more important than profits.

"Freedom is more important than free trade. The protection of our values is more important than profit," Stoltenberg said in a speech at the World Economic Forum.

In a blunt warning Stoltenberg said that whil...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

"The war in Ukraine demonstrates how economic relations with authoritarian regimes can create vulnerabilities,” the Norwegian politicians said at Davos (Photo: nato.int)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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