Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I will follow up, briefly, on Mr. Chong's comments.
I'm aware that the NATO response will be determined by NATO command and by the SACEUR, based on our capabilities. I'm pretty confident, personally, that this conversation is taking place right now. Even though the media is very anxious for it, I would expect and anticipate that there might be a reluctance to start making the declaration of red lines for NATO. I think it will be a thoughtful and nuanced response, but I have great confidence in that command and the SACEUR to respond. I think it is important that we be patient and let them work it out, because clearly the Russians are probing.
There is something else, though, that has changed fairly significantly in the past two weeks. We've seen, from the United States and the President of the United States, first of all, a declaration that he was considering imposing tariffs on those countries that were purchasing Russian energy. That has a very significant impact on their capacity to continue to build up their military. The threat of those tariffs can also have some implications for Canada. We're also working in other trade relationships with some of those very countries. I think that if you have any kind of assessment on what the impact of that might be, it would be interesting to us.
Also, in his speech at UNGA, the President of the United States indicated, just this week, a very significant change in their initial posture. He has now declared that he supports the restoration of Ukraine's original territorial integrity, and the restoration of all territories that have been seized and occupied by Russia. That's a very significant change. I think it is something for NATO to contemplate.
I wondered if our foreign affairs minister and our government have determined what the appropriate response would be to that change in posture that is being articulated by the President.