DW: NATO to seek fresh talks with Russia ahead of alliance summit
A "broad agreement" amongst NATO ministers has been reached to meet with Russia before the alliance's July summit. The talks will seek to avoid "misunderstandings" as NATO considers a military buildup.
Foreign ministers from NATO's 28-member alliance are willing to try a second meeting with Russia, announced NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday.
"We have agreed on the message of dialogue and defense... based on that, there was broad agreement yesterday that NATO should convene a new meeting of the NATO-Russia Council before our next summit in July," he told reporters alongside European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.
"We will now start to look at the modalities and practical arrangements," he added as the foreign ministers from NATO states met for a second day in Brussels.
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WNU Editor: Moscow's reaction to NATO's announcement that there is going to be a NATO - Russian meeting reveals the lack of communications between the two sides .... in short, they (Russia) is surprised that they have been invited to a meeting .... Russia raps NATO for deciding on meetings with Moscow unilaterally: agency (Reuters). More here .... Lavrov: Stoltenberg shouldn't have declared Russia-NATO Council meeting without discussion (TASS).
NATO Foreign Ministers Conclude Their Two Day Meeting In Brussels -- News Roundup
NATO Chief: 'Broad Agreement' to Seek Meeting With Russia -- AP
NATO to hold talks with Russia before alliance summit -- AFP
NATO seeks new meeting with Russia ahead of Warsaw summit -- RT
Moscow Favors Russia-NATO Dialogue, But It Must Be Respectful - Kremlin -- Sputnik
U.S. to Provide Fewer Troops to NATO’s Eastern Europe Force -- WSJ
NATO may rely on five battalions to deter Russia, Britain says -- Reuters
NATO foreign ministers agree to extend Afghan mission -- AP
NATO extends Afghanistan training mission -- AFP
NATO Not Leaning Toward a Combat Role in Islamic State Fight -- WSJ
NATO mulls potential defence capacity-building roles in Iraq, Libya -- IHS Jane's 360
NATO and EU to seek new pact to deter Russia, tackle smugglers -- Euronews
Montenegro: Nato's newest and last member? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
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Perhaps the meeting was discussed and Russia seeks to embarrass NATO. another possibility is NATO officials blithely assumed that Russia would have any reason to meet with them. The latter is probably correct.
I think there should be 27 members instead of 28. The United States should withdraw from this "alliance." This would allow it to pursue a course that represents its interests thereby negotiating an understanding with Russia separately that allows us to preserve and advance America's interests without having to be subservient to people whose interests simply do not seem to be compatible to ours.
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