Former Commander of NATO in Europe: the countries of the alliance should be in dialogue with the Russian Federation – TVNZ

former commander in chief of Allied forces NATO in Europe Philip Breedlove, speaking at the Atlantic Council, the alliance urged countries to establish permanent links with the Russian . According to an American general, it must be done in order to avoid a further escalation of tensions in the Old World

«I think that we should -., And not casually, but with determination – begin to build high-quality communication channels Russian “, – quotes Bridlava portal Defence News

According to the former commander in chief, scheduled for November presidential elections in the United States will give an opportunity to establish a relationship with <. span class = "resh-link"> Moscow : the new US administration will be able to begin to build a relationship with Russian with a clean slate

. Recall that in early May in the combined armed forces of NATO in Europe was replaced by Commander in Chief. Philip Bridlava was replaced by Curtis Skaparotti. And in his first speech of the new commander in chief he said that Russia is one of the new challenges of combat readiness of the alliance.