The 29 NATO nations looked Thursday for new ways to counter what they described as rising aggression by Russia as the alliance celebrated its 70th ...
WASHINGTON: The 29 NATO nations looked on Thursday for new ways to counter what they described as rising aggression by Russia as the alliance celebrated its 70th birthday.
"We will agree on new measures of support for our close partners Georgia and Ukraine," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of Thursday's session.AdvertisementRussia - which has resented NATO's eastward expansion - in November fired on and seized three Ukrainian navy vessels, capturing two dozen sailors, near the Kerch Strait off Crimea.
Russia has criticised the plan, with deputy foreign minister Alexander Grushko saying that it would only lead to"increased military risks" in the region.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, opening a session with the ministers, said NATO needed to confront"Russian aggression." Pompeo has also been seeking with limited success to persuade US allies not to choose Chinese telecom giant Huawei for their fifth-generation networks, warning that the company poses risks to security and personal privacy.
Women in Crimea wave Russian flags to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula.
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