Top NATO General Says Russia Sees 'Compromise As Weakness'

RFE: NATO General Says Eastern Buildup Is Response To Russian 'Aggression'

The chairman of NATO's Military Committee, General Petr Pavel, told RFE/RL on May 24 that the alliance's planned buildup on its eastern flank is a direct response to Russian military actions in Georgia, Ukraine, and Syria.

Pavel, a Czech general, told RFE/RL that "if there were no increases in Russian assertiveness demonstrated in actions in Georgia, in Ukraine, in Crimea, and in Syria, there would not have to be a reaction from the NATO side."

He said NATO, and especially the alliance's easternmost member states, "feel threatened by Russian assertiveness, Russian aggression, in several areas."

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Update: NATO general: Russia respects power, not compromise (AP)

WNU Editor: So what the general is implying is .... "NO COMPROMISE"!!!!!

Hmmmm .... this is not what I would call is good long term strategy.