He adds that east Europeans, keen on NATO's security umbrella, will never trust joint European defence as long as they have lingering suspicions that it is a French scheme to weaken NATO.

他进一步补充说，那些急于躲进北约保护伞下的东欧国家，只要他们怀疑法国图谋削弱北约，就不会加入欧洲共同防务。

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He adds that east Europeans, keen on NATO's security umbrella, will never trust joint European defence as long as they have lingering suspicions that it is a French scheme to weaken NATO.

ECONOMIST: France and NATO