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Former NATO Commander calls for nuclear negotiations with Russia

diplomacy-not-bombsFormer NATO Commander: We need to talk to Russia about nuclear deescalation, Business Insider ALEX LOCKIE JUN 11, 2016, On Wednesday, at the Atlantic Council retired four-star Air Force General and former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, Philip Breedlove, spoke about the mounting tensions between Russia and the West as a NATO summit draws near.

At July’s Warsaw summit, NATO leaders will convene to discuss the future of the alliance, the possibility of expansion, and overall strategy…….

tensions between NATO and Russia are reaching alarming levels……

Breedlove firmly put forward that the US must open lines of communications with the Russians who have “talked themselves into a frenzy” regarding war and the use of nuclear weapons, as an Atlantic Council member put it.

Breedlove stressed that NATO should take the lead in establishing communication: “We have to, in a very determined way, we need to establish quality communications with the Russians. If we wait for it to fall in our lap we’re going to fail.”…..

“Russia does understand power, strength and unity,” said Breedlove, offering some hope for reconciliation for the two forces that find themselves in the most heated conflict since the Cold War……http://www.businessinsider.com.au/breedlove-on-russia-nuclear-deescalation-2016-6?r=US&IR=T

June 10, 2016 - Posted by | politics international

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