NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg is looking to reduce the chances of risky military flare-ups with Moscow, like the Turkish downing of a Russian jet in November, as tensions over Ukraine remain high and war in the Middle East keeps NATO and Russian forces in close proximity to each other.
Part of the answer, he says, may include German-led diplomacy.
“For us, it is important to use every possible means to avoid misunderstandings, miscalculations which can just increase tensions,” the NATO secretary-general told POLITICO Thursday. Incidents like the Turkish-Russian episode “are dangerous and we have to make sure we do everything we can …read more
Source: European Voice
