U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the United States “will not rely on the Cold War playbook” in dealing with Russia, but instead will rely on a combination of military and non-military tools to counter Russian aggression in Ukraine.
He spoke in Berlin before traveling Tuesday to Estonia for meetings with the defense ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which were forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union.
Carter said the U.S. will contribute special operations forces, intelligence and other military assets to a new NATO rapid reaction force, in part to help Europe counter any Russian aggression.
He said there is neither a …read more
Source: Voice of America
