WSJ learned about the discontent in NATO because of the negotiations between the US and Russia
According to the interlocutors of the publication, we are talking about the idea of "mutual reduction in the scale of military exercises", about which some allies learned only from the media (for example, on 7 January, before the talks between the US and Russia, NBC reported that Washington was ready to military exercises conducted by both sides). The does does specify which states are in question, but the material says that they are “especially close to Russia”. In addition, the WSJ writes, US allies would like to achieve greater clarity about Washington's proposals for the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), from which the country officially withdrew in August 2019. According to the newspaper, some allies are concerned that since NATO rejects major Russian demands (in particular, not to expand the alliance to the east), Washington may make minor concessions in an attempt to “placate” Moscow. The d d made official proposals to Russia, but only put forward ideas according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg,