BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday he would hold talks with Nato allies about ‘Russia’s aggression in Ukraine’, signalling a tougher stance toward Moscow from the Trump administration.
‘We want to have a discussion around Nato’s posture in Europe, most particularly in eastern Europe in response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and elsewhere,’ Tillerson said upon arriving in Brussels for his first Nato talks.
Tillerson joined the talks listing the Trump administration’s top priority as pushing Nato allies to meet their pledges to boost defence spending as Washington says it has borne a ‘disproportionate’ share of the costs …read more
Source: The News International
