Can The U.S. And Russia Stumble Into A War?

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of his Security Council amid heightened tensions with Ukraine over Crimea. 11 August 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin/via REUTERS

Dave Majumdar, National Interest: Stumbling into a War with Russia

A panel of experts discussed U.S.-Russian relations today at the Center for the National Interest.

Given the poisonous relationship between Washington and Moscow, chances that the two great powers might face off in a military confrontation are growing.

In recent days, the United States has expelled dozens of Russian diplomats—who are alleged to be undercover intelligence officers—in retaliation for Moscow’s alleged attack on GRU defector Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in the United Kingdom. The Kremlin has promised retribution as relations between Russia and the United States sink to their lowest point since the Cold War.

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WNU Editor: If there is going to be an accidental conflict .... it will be because of Syria. U.S. and Russian forces are very close to each other in what is essentially a war zone .... and in warzones anything can happen.