NATO and the EU will step up cooperation in response to recent aggressive military activity by Russia, and the alliance will act this week to accept a formal role in support of Operation Sophia, the EU’s effort to stop the flow of migrants through the central Mediterranean, senior NATO officials said Tuesday.
The NATO effort in the Mediterranean will include refueling European ships that are working to intercept boats carrying migrants, as well as logistical and intelligence support. The formal role for NATO was widely expected but a written request from the EU foreign affairs chief, Federica Mogherini, was only just …read more
Source: European Voice
