U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is gathering two dozen U.S. military leaders and diplomats based in Europe to assess the effectiveness of NATO strategy toward Russia in response to the Ukraine crisis, defense officials said on Thursday.
The session, which will take place in Stuttgart, Germany, on Friday, will gather U.S. military leaders and ambassadors based in Europe to discuss how effective Western sanctions and military actions have been in deterring Russia and reassuring NATO allies.
“This meeting is intended to inform the secretary’s thinking as he heads into his first NATO ministerial in late June,” said Brent Colburn, a Pentagon spokesman. …read more
Source: Voice of America
