The U.S. Senate is set to ratify Montenegro’s admission into the NATO alliance, an event many lawmakers viewed through the lens of a deepening struggle between Western nations and Russia.
“This is more than the accession or non-accession of a small, 650,000-person nation,” said the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Republican John McCain of Arizona. “It is a test in this contest we are now engaged in with [Russian President] Vladimir Putin.”
“Montenegro is trying to do everything that Putin hates,” said South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham. “Alliances of democracy are his worst nightmare.”
“It [Montenegro joining NATO] will enhance our …read more
Source: Voice of America
