Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Russia and Nato 'Actively Preparing for War'


THE TELEGRAPH: Rival war games by Russian armed forces and Nato represent greatest build up of military tension in Europe since Cold War, warns think tank

Russia and Nato are actively preparing for war with one another amid the greatest build up of military tension in Europe since the end of the Cold War, a new report says.

Rival exercises by the Russian armed forces and Nato have led to several near-miss incidents that could result in confrontation between the two sides, and leaders need to consider a new arms control treaty to avert the possibility of heightened tensions spilling into war.

The report by the European Leadership Network, a think tank, comes amid the most intense fighting for six months in eastern Ukraine and as Michael Fallon, the defence minister, pledged to expand a British army training mission to Ukraine. » | Roland Oliphant, Moscow | Wednesday, August 12, 2015