NATO Supreme Allied Commander, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove (file photo)
Radio Free Europe: NATO Commander: Russia Poses 'Existential Threat' To West
WASHINGTON – NATO Supreme Commander Philip Breedlove said Russia has decided to become an adversary of the West and presents an "existential threat" to the United States and its allies.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, meanwhile, accused Russia of intimidating its immediate neighbors, and said he doubted whether Moscow was still committed to strategic stability on nuclear weapons.
The comments by Carter and Breedlove, in testimony before two congressional committees on February 25, reflected the deepening concern and ongoing shift in thinking in Washington about how to respond to Russian moves in Europe and the Middle East.
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Update #1: Breedlove: Russia, Instability Threaten U.S., European Security Interests (US Department of Defense)
Update #2: Breedlove: Russia a long-term threat to US (Stars and Stripes)
Update #3: Top US commander: Russia wants to 'rewrite' international order (The Hill)
WNU Editor: Russia is an existential threat to the West? Some one should tell the General that the Cold War ended a long time ago. But while he may not want to talk to Russia .... the intel community still does .... CIA chief: US and Russian spies still working closely (EU Observer).