Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivered a sharp warning to Russia on Wednesday, calling its airstrikes in Syria a “misguided strategy” that will “inflame and prolong” the civil war and vowing that Washington would not stand idly by amid a series of destabilizing Russian military moves on several continents.
Carter, who began his government career as an expert in nuclear deterrence during the Cold War, has privately fretted that the U.S. isn’t standing up firmly enough to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s provocations, according to knowledgeable officials.
Fresh off a trip to Brussels to meet with NATO allies, Carter pledged in his speech to …read more
Source: European Voice
