NATO - Russia Prepare For War

The changed profile of combat exercises suggests that Russia and NATO are heading for a real military confrontation, according to a report. In the picture, NATO's Dynamic Mongoose anti-submarine exercise in the North Sea off the coast of Norway on May 4, 2015. Reuters

IBTimes: Russia, NATO Preparing For War? Think Tank Suggests Military Exercises Make Confrontation More Likely

Deteriorating ties between Russia and the West over the last 18 months could lead to a potential military confrontation between the Kremlin and NATO, the European Leadership Network (ELN), a London-based think tank, said in a report Wednesday. Citing two major military exercises conducted this year, the think tank warned that recent developments by both sides make a real conflict more likely.

According to ELN, Russia conducted a massive “snap exercise” in March, involving as many as 80,000 military personnel. NATO also held its Allied Shield drills in June, involving 5,000 personnel from 19 member states and three partner states. ELN said that Russia and NATO have significantly increased scope and size of their military exercises in the Euro-Atlantic area since conflict in eastern Ukraine began.

WNU Editor: ELN's report is here .... Preparing for the Worst: Are Russian and NATO Military Exercises Making War in Europe more Likely? (European Leadership Network).

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