Beware a wounded Russia: Why fears of escalation in Europe are rising
As Russia increasingly feels the pain of its Ukraine war and resorts to hybrid war against NATO members, the worry is that Putin will take matters further.
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Smoke rising from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow on June 18.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Europe’s leaders have plenty of reasons to be reassured by the outcome of the latest summit of NATO, their military alliance, held this week in the Turkish capital of Ankara.
True, US President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara complaining that he was “very upset with NATO”, reviving his claim on Greenland and dismissing some member-states such as Spain as “terrible partners”.
