WARSAW: US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed the United States would always stand by Europe as its NATO allies backed a “hard-headed” policy of deterrence and dialogue with Russia.
“In good times, and in bad, Europe can count on the United States. Always,” Obama said after a NATO summit in Warsaw approved the alliance’s biggest military upgrade since the end of the Cold War in response to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.
The President said NATO was at a “pivotal moment” in the face of threats from the Islamic State group, the crisis in Ukraine, Europe’s biggest migrant influx since the end …read more
Source: The Manila Times
