Reuters: Rare NATO-Russia talks address military drills, 1987 missile treaty
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO and Russia envoys on Wednesday discussed their respective large-scale military exercises and a Cold War-era missile treaty that Washington vows to quit over accusations of Russian non-compliance, the Western alliance said.
The talks, the first between the former Cold War foes since May, came against a backdrop of renewed tensions between the West and Russia, most notably over Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and involvement in eastern Ukraine.
A NATO statement said the sides had an “open exchange” of views on Ukraine, Russia’s Vostok military exercises and NATO’s ongoing Trident Juncture drills, as well as on Afghanistan and hybrid security threats.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 1, 2018
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Genetically engineered viruses may become the next generation of warfare -- RT
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