{"id":65176,"date":"2026-04-24T15:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/65176\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T15:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:15:11","slug":"velvyslanec-usa-ma-jasno-cesko-sve-zavazky-ohledne-obrany-splni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/65176\/","title":{"rendered":"Velvyslanec USA m\u00e1 jasno: \u010cesko sv\u00e9 z\u00e1vazky ohledn\u011b obrany spln\u00ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c_bz\">\u201eJsem stoprocentn\u011b p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010den, \u017ee tato zem\u011b spln\u00ed sv\u00e9 individu\u00e1ln\u00ed i\u00a0kolektivn\u00ed z\u00e1vazky. Za prv\u00e9 z\u00a0hlediska kapacit a\u00a0za druh\u00e9 z\u00a0hlediska celkov\u00e9 \u00farovn\u011b v\u00fddaj\u016f,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Merrick na dotaz ohledn\u011b \u010desk\u00fdch v\u00fddaj\u016f na obranu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">\u201eM\u011bl jsem spoustu rozhovor\u016f s\u00a0r\u016fzn\u00fdmi \u010desk\u00fdmi volen\u00fdmi z\u00e1stupci a\u00a0v ka\u017ed\u00e9m okam\u017eiku jsem si byl jist\u00fd, \u017ee tato zem\u011b bere svou obranu velmi v\u00e1\u017en\u011b. Jak svou individu\u00e1ln\u00ed bezpe\u010dnost, tak i\u00a0kolektivn\u00ed bezpe\u010dnost v\u00a0r\u00e1mci NATO. Pln\u011b o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1m, \u017ee tato zem\u011b dodr\u017e\u00ed v\u0161echny sv\u00e9 obrann\u00e9 z\u00e1vazky a\u00a0co je d\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, vytvo\u0159\u00ed kapacity, kter\u00e9 pot\u0159ebuje k\u00a0tomu, aby byla ned\u00edlnou sou\u010d\u00e1st\u00ed NATO,\u201c podotkl americk\u00fd velvyslanec.<\/p>\n<p><a data-dot=\"atm-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novinky.cz\/clanek\/domaci-zadny-zavazek-nemame-rika-babis-obranny-rozpocet-na-pozadavky-nato-reagovat-nebude-40560363\" class=\"c_N\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img height=\"2304\" width=\"4096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f11f.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c_t c_r c_l\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">Loni v\u00a0\u010dervnu se \u010dlensk\u00e9 st\u00e1ty NATO shodly na nav\u00fd\u0161en\u00ed celkov\u00fdch v\u00fddaj\u016f na obranu a\u00a0bezpe\u010dnost do deseti let a\u017e na p\u011bt procent HDP, z\u00a0toho \u010dist\u011b na zbrojen\u00ed maj\u00ed d\u00e1vat 3,5\u00a0procenta. Babi\u0161 to <a data-dot=\"atm-link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novinky.cz\/clanek\/domaci-zadny-zavazek-nemame-rika-babis-obranny-rozpocet-na-pozadavky-nato-reagovat-nebude-40560363?previewToken=2LoFo-Y5BYCr6ycIU34rgTtsbpl574223pkFqpHVCaXBr3-yT-3a4GhJbwNWIOTDLdi2lz9Q_-RJlAuDxcmZEaYXgkcShGTduL6HeNmH2J4tyyD-G-uGtK7hojfUs1v-k079FnBBR2qEBKbMsmzOi4TzlmMCUn9ItLeWuJ2pzy2n-P1j_csLaJABPe2f0F2KHpJrAXuVBa6CFxyT9e-ataPdZeNDA7n2ucul4Nk1ayo%3D\" class=\"c_N\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">odm\u00edtl<\/a> s\u00a0t\u00edm, \u017ee tento z\u00e1vazek odsouhlasila d\u0159\u00edv\u011bj\u0161\u00ed vl\u00e1da Petra Fialy (ODS). Pozd\u011bji Babi\u0161 <a data-dot=\"atm-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.denik.cz\/z_domova\/andrej-babis-ano-zdravotnictvi-agrofert-debata-deniku.html\" class=\"c_N\">\u0159ekl<\/a>, \u017ee \u010cR \u201erozhodn\u011b\u201c nenastupuje cestu k\u00a0obrann\u00fdm v\u00fddaj\u016fm ve v\u00fd\u0161i 3,5\u00a0procenta. V\u00a0polovin\u011b dubna ale \u010desk\u00fd premi\u00e9r p\u0159i setk\u00e1n\u00ed s\u00a0gener\u00e1ln\u00edm tajemn\u00edkem NATO Markem Ruttem <a data-dot=\"atm-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seznamzpravy.cz\/clanek\/domaci-zivot-v-cesku-sef-nato-je-v-praze-jedna-s-babisem-o-ceskych-aliancnich-zavazcich-a-armade-304180\" class=\"c_N\">sliboval<\/a>, \u017ee \u201eud\u011bl\u00e1 v\u0161e\u201c, aby \u010cR z\u00e1vazky splnila. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">Babi\u0161ova vl\u00e1da v\u00a0leto\u0161n\u00edm rozpo\u010dtu po\u010d\u00edt\u00e1 s\u00a0v\u00fddaji na obranu ve v\u00fd\u0161i 1,7\u00a0procenta HDP. Nad dv\u011b procenta HDP se dostanou pouze v\u00a0p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b, \u017ee by do nich bylo zahrnuto financov\u00e1n\u00ed projekt\u016f souvisej\u00edc\u00edch s\u00a0obranou na jin\u00fdch ministerstvech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">Merrick t\u00e9\u017e u\u00a0p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitosti p\u0159edstaven\u00ed historick\u00e9 v\u00fdstavy odpov\u011bd\u011bl na to, jak podle n\u011bj bude v\u00a0u\u010debnic\u00edch historie vzpom\u00edn\u00e1no na nyn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed americkou administrativu. \u201ePrezident (Donald) Trump siln\u011b v\u011b\u0159\u00ed ve svobodu a\u00a0demokracii a\u00a0chce, aby syst\u00e9my zalo\u017een\u00e9 na svobod\u011b a\u00a0demokracii byly t\u011bmi, kter\u00e9 p\u0159etrvaj\u00ed. V\u0161echno, co d\u011bl\u00e1, jak ve Spojen\u00fdch st\u00e1tech, tak v\u00a0zahrani\u010d\u00ed, m\u00e1 za c\u00edl prosazovat svobodu a\u00a0demokracii, a\u00a0mysl\u00edm, \u017ee tak si ho nakonec budeme pamatovat,\u201c m\u00edn\u00ed americk\u00fd ambasador.<\/p>\n<p>Ambasador: Probl\u00e9my s\u00a0Evropou \u0159e\u0161\u00edme zdrav\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem<\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">Vyj\u00e1d\u0159il se tak\u00e9 k\u00a0nyn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm t\u0159enic\u00edm ve vztahu USA s\u00a0Evropou, kdy\u017e mimo jin\u00e9 z\u00a0n\u011bkolika pr\u016fzkum\u016f v\u00a0evropsk\u00fdch zem\u00edch vyplynulo, \u017ee v\u00edce Evropan\u016f vid\u00ed Spojen\u00e9 st\u00e1ty jako hrozbu ne\u017e jako spojence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">\u201e\u010ciny mluv\u00ed mnohem hlasit\u011bji ne\u017e slova. Obchod mezi USA a\u00a0EU je ve skute\u010dnosti dvojn\u00e1sobn\u00fd ne\u017e obchod mezi Spojen\u00fdmi st\u00e1ty a\u00a0\u010c\u00ednou. Jsme pro sebe navz\u00e1jem z\u00e1sadn\u011b d\u016fle\u017eit\u00ed. V\u0161ichni v\u00edme, \u017ee kdy\u017e m\u00e1te bl\u00edzk\u00e9 vztahy, n\u011bkdy doch\u00e1z\u00ed ke konfliktu. Nejde o\u00a0to, \u017ee konflikt existuje, ale o\u00a0to, jak se s\u00a0konfliktem vypo\u0159\u00e1d\u00e1te,\u201c \u0159ekl s\u00a0t\u00edm, \u017ee nyn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed \u201eslo\u017eit\u00e9 probl\u00e9my\u201c ve vz\u00e1jemn\u00fdch vztaz\u00edch se podle n\u011bj \u0159e\u0161\u00ed \u201ezdrav\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem\u201c.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">Merrick na v\u00fdstavu dorazil pot\u00e9, co centrem Prahy od ambas\u00e1dy vyjel historick\u00fd \u201ekonvoj svobody\u201c. Ten se sest\u00e1v\u00e1 z\u00a0historick\u00fdch vojensk\u00fdch d\u017e\u00edp\u016f a\u00a0upom\u00edn\u00e1 v\u00fdro\u010d\u00ed konce II. sv\u011btov\u00e9 v\u00e1lky. Historick\u00fd konvoj d\u00e1l zam\u00ed\u0159\u00ed na jihoz\u00e1pad a\u00a0c\u00edl m\u00e1 v\u00a0Plzni, kterou Ameri\u010dan\u00e9 v\u00a0roce 1945\u00a0osvobodili a\u00a0kde se na za\u010d\u00e1tku kv\u011btna konaj\u00ed velk\u00e9 slavnosti.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">Paraleln\u011b k\u00a0tomu bude v\u00a0r\u016fzn\u00fdch \u010desk\u00fdch m\u011bstech otev\u0159ena expozice k\u00a0250.\u00a0v\u00fdro\u010d\u00ed USA. Putovn\u00ed v\u00fdstava byla poprv\u00e9 p\u0159edstavena ve st\u0159edu v\u00a0\u00dast\u00ed nad Labem.<\/p>\n<p><img height=\"3000\"   width=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/usa-historie-armada.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c_t c_r c_l\"\/>Foto: Martin Dohnal, Novinky<\/p>\n<p class=\"c_bz\">Oslav se z\u00fa\u010dastnili i\u00a0\u00fa\u010dastn\u00edci \u201ekonvoje svobody\u201c v\u00a0historick\u00fdch uniform\u00e1ch<\/p>\n<p><a data-dot=\"atm-link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.novinky.cz\/clanek\/domaci-pokud-cr-nesplni-zavazky-v-budovani-schopnosti-bude-to-mit-dopady-na-nato-je-dulezite-dodrzovat-spojenecke-zavazky-rekl-velvyslanec-usa-merrick-40565996\" class=\"c_N\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772862730_812_merrick-velvyslanec-usa.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c_t c_r c_l\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201eJsem stoprocentn\u011b p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010den, \u017ee tato zem\u011b spln\u00ed sv\u00e9 individu\u00e1ln\u00ed i\u00a0kolektivn\u00ed z\u00e1vazky. Za prv\u00e9 z\u00a0hlediska kapacit a\u00a0za druh\u00e9 z\u00a0hlediska&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65177,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[266,43,42,41,40,212,8274,1537,113],"class_list":["post-65176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cesko","tag-andrej-babis","tag-ceska-republika","tag-cesko","tag-czech-republic","tag-czechia","tag-donald-trump","tag-nicholas-merrick","tag-obrana","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@cz\/116460344244940913","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/cz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}