US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday the situation with Russia had taken a “sad turn” and he was gathering US military leaders and diplomats to assess the effectiveness of NATO strategy towards Moscow in response to the Ukraine crisis.
The gathering of two dozen US military leaders and ambassadors based in Europe was to take place on Friday in Stuttgart at the headquarters of US European Command, which is responsible for US forces in the region, US Defence officials said.
“We have something that has taken a sad turn recently, which is Russia,” Carter told troops at US Africa Command, which is also based in Stuttgart, in southern Germany.
“We were absolutely hoping for something different, but it appears that [Russian President] Vladimir Putin is taking his country in a different direction.
The post Pentagon chief Ashton Carter gathers diplomats, military chiefs for Russia strategy talk appeared first on Trunews:.
from Trunews: http://ift.tt/1FYxvYi
via IFTTT
No comments:
Post a Comment