Nato must improve defences against a 'more aggressive' Russia, says chief
Source: The Guardian
Secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says alliance must revamp its approach given Russia’s new military capabilities
Reuters
Sun 18 Mar 2018 00.42 EDT
Nato must improve its defensive capabilities and willingness to act in the wake of increasingly aggressive and unpredictable actions by Russia, the head of the transatlantic alliance said in a German newspaper interview published on Sunday.
The Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said he expected the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and other Nato leaders to revamp their approach at the next Nato summit this summer, given a risk that Russia could gradually give more weight to nuclear weapons in its doctrine, exercises and new military capabilities.
“I think Chancellor Merkel and her colleagues will face new decisions at the Nato summit in July in Brussels. We must be alert and resolute,” Stoltenberg was quoted saying by Welt am Sonntag.
The Nato leader last week accused Russia of trying to destabilise the west with new nuclear weapons, cyber attacks and covert action, including the poisoning of a Russian former double agent and his daughter in the British town of Salisbury.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/18/nato-must-improve-defences-against-a-more-aggressive-russia-says-chief
