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What is behind the conflict between Russia and NATO
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Suspicious observation: The Russian military shows presence on the border with Ukraine, here during an exercise in the Rostov region in mid-December.
(Photo: AP)
Russia is putting pressure on the West with war rhetoric, and the Alliance is reacted with concern. Putin has evidently signaled a certain willingness to talk. But can that calm the situation down?
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Daniel Brössler, Berlin, and Matthias Kolb, Brussels
There is already a Christmas mood on the NATO website. A large picture refers to the “Message for the New Year” from Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to soldiers and veterans of NATO operations. “All for one and one for all” will remain the motto of the defense alliance in 2022, the video says. On Tuesday, the Norwegian received the last official visitor before Christmas Eve: Romania’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, as the former commander in chief of his country’s armed forces, can hardly be surpassed in competence.
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