I don’t think he’s talking to NATO countries anymore than he’s talking to his party.

I think he’s asking Putin for help again.

I don’t know that Putin really wants anything more from Trump though. He got the discord he wanted to distract the US. He got to flex on all of the world by Trump getting elected and demonstrating his spook prowess.

But, that’s just my opinion, Putin has forgotten more about international politics and power than I’ll likely ever know.