NATO won’t ‘mirror what Russia does,’ Secretary General Stoltenberg says amid worsening tensions

June 14, 2021

CNBC:


NATO will continue to build its military capabilities and employ a “wide combination of different tools” to counter Russian aggression, but it doesn’t aim to “mirror” its rival power, the organization’s chief told CNBC Sunday.

“NATO’s approach to Russia is based on what we call a dual track approach, defense and dialogue,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble from Brussels.

“And that’s exactly what we do when we now have implemented the biggest reinforcements of our collective defense since the end of the Cold War, and will continue to strengthen our collective defense with high readiness, more troops, and increased investment in our defense…”



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