German Defense Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer © Reutes / Annegret Hilse; Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu © Reuters / Mikhail Klimentyev
Security in Europe can only be collective, but NATO is not ready for equal dialogue, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has said. NATO earlier agreed on a master plan to deter Moscow, including with nuclear weapons.
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has been one of the most active backers of NATO's new master plan to counter Russia in case a military conflict breaks out between the sides.
The strategy, which was agreed on Thursday, envisages the military alliance’s troops fighting Russian forces in the Baltic region and across the Black Sea, while also calling for non-conventional warfare, including nuclear weapons, cyber-attacks, and space military technology, to be employed.
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WNU Editor: The response from Moscow has been swift .... NATO not ready for equal dialogue, Russian defense minister says as German counterpart warns bloc ready to deter Moscow with nukes (RT). More here .... Russia summons German military attache over comments on nuclear deterrence - RIA (Reuters).
Some Germans are also voicing their opposition to this position from the German Defense Minister .... Germans clash over nuclear deterrence against Russia (Euractiv).
As to what is my take.
The West and Russia have been living under the threat of nuclear war for decades. Now is not the time to raise nuclear war tensions.
