NATO
Keyword: The NATO-Russia Council
Between Russia and NATO, there are many points of dispute – and the strain on the relationship. The NATO-Russia Council, should help to avoid an escalation between the military blocks.
The defense Ministers of NATO and Russia have not advised a long time together
How to create trust between the 28 NATO States and Russia – this is the core task of the in 2002 established the NATO-Russia Council. But that is what is lacking on both sides in the discussion forum. The list of mutual grievances is long. The members of the Western defence Alliance, to denounce, among other things, the Russian support for the separatists in Eastern Ukraine and the Russian annexation of the Ukrainian Peninsula of Crimea. Moscow accuses the Alliance, Russia continues to encircle and Eastern Europe to upgrade.
When NATO began after the collapse of the Soviet Union, several countries from the former Soviet sphere of influence, it was agreed a regular exchange. In order to avoid dangerous escalations between the two military should be avoided blocks. This results in the NATO-Russia Council, in which both sides are equally developed. Decisions can only be made in unanimity.
In the Baltic States
After the Russian annexation of the Crimea in 2014 long existed between the NATO Headquarters in Brussels and in Moscow time, radio silence. The members of NATO directly to Russia’s borders, feel threatened and are calling for more protection by the military Alliance. Therefore, NATO has decided to make a posting of a total of 4000 soldiers to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. A permanent stationing of larger troop contingents would be in violation of agreements between the Alliance and the Russian Federation.
NATO sent four battalions to Poland and the Baltic States
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The government in Moscow considers that the deployment of Troops to its borders as a threat and announced an increase in its military. In addition, the Russian leadership is concerned about the U.S. missile defense shield being installed in Poland.
Diplomacy and show of strength
Last April, diplomats on both sides talked again for the first time in an official framework. Also this Wednesday, the exchange will only take place on the ambassadorial level, although regular meetings of defence Ministers and even the heads of state and government to the chief take place. Above all, the Federal government is most anxious to keep, in addition to the demonstrations of military strength against Russia, the political conversation channels open.
Away from the tensions in Eastern Europe, both sides also have common interests. The fight against terrorism and against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In Syria, fighter jets from both military blocs to attack the terrorist militia “Islamic state”.