Organisers hoped summit would mark new era in Afghanistan but talks set to focus on eastern Europe, Iraq and SyriaNato leaders have descended on the Welsh resort of Celtic Manor for a two-day summit, which formally starts with a meeting on Afghanistan but will be dominated by discussion on Ukraine and the threat of Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria.Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, will brief leaders on Thursday morning on his agreement with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, on the outlines of a peace agreement in Ukraine. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
