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NATO can’t find country willing to lead fourth combat battalion in front line against a resurgent Russia
NATO can?t find country willing to lead fourth combat battalion in front line against a resurgent Russia | National Post
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/world/europe/nato-russia.html?_r=0
NATO can?t find country willing to lead fourth combat battalion in front line against a resurgent Russia | National Post
Kerist- The European members cannot get this done.Security concerns are as high now as they have been since the end of the Cold War. As the immigration crisis has strained relations within the Continent, anxieties have been heightened by Russian military offensives in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, and a bombing campaign in Syria that has demonstrated Moscow’s rapidly increasing capabilities. Lately, Russia has talked openly about the utility of tactical nuclear weapons.
Despite the growing threats, many European countries still resist strong measures to strengthen NATO. Many remain reluctant to increase military spending, despite past pledges. Some, like Italy, are cutting back. France is reverting to its traditional skepticism toward the alliance, which it sees as an instrument of U.S. policy and an infringement on its sovereignty.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/world/europe/nato-russia.html?_r=0
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