At a NATO meeting in Brussels, Defense Secretary James Mattis made clear the United States isn’t ready to collaborate militarily with its former Cold War foe against the Islamic State or other threats, a long-standing goal of the Kremlin’s that new President Trump says he wants, too.
The comments appeared to put the brakes on a rapid transformation in U.S.-Russian ties, which have been badly strained by fighting in Ukraine and Syria as well as by American accusations of Russian interference in last year’s U.S. presidential election.
European countries close to Russia’s border have been especially alarmed by the prospects of U.S.-Russian …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
