RFE: NATO Chief: Relations With Russia At Lowest Point Since Cold War
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has described relations with Russia as hitting a new low following a fresh spat that saw Kremlin envoys to the alliance stripped of accreditation and NATO's office in Moscow due to close.
"It has not been more difficult since the end of the Cold War," Stoltenberg said ahead of a two-day summit of defense ministers in Brussels beginning on October 21.
Earlier this month, NATO expelled eight Russians accredited to the alliance, saying they were intelligence agents. NATO also halved the number of accredited positions for Russia to 10.
Read more ....
WNU Editor: It looks like NATO is only going to only focus on Europe and countering Russia .... NATO Weighing Suspending Missions Outside Europe, North America After Leaving Afghanistan (Newsweek)
More News On Today's NATO Summit
NATO Defence Ministers address key issues for Allied security -- NATO
NATO weighs Afghan lessons of waging major ops abroad -- ABC News/AP
NATO agrees master plan to deter growing Russian threat -- Reuters
NATO to boost air and missile defense investments to counter Russia -- Defense News
NATO to focus on hybrid warfare, how to deter Russia -- Euractiv
NATO defense ministers talking Russia as relations plummet -- DW
NATO will still seek channels with Russia despite spy dispute -- Reuters
No comments:
Post a Comment