Merkel endorsed a dual strategy of NATO towards Russia

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Меркель одобрила двойную стратегию НАТО в отношении РоссииThe German Chancellor rejected the idea of creating the American and European areas of responsibility of NATO.

Against Russia, NATO needs to combine a show of force with a willingness to dialogue. This was stated by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Eastern Ukraine has caused concern among the Baltic States and Poland and the situation in Moldova is Romania and Bulgaria, stated Merkel, in a weekly video message on Saturday, 6 may.

According to the Federal Chancellor, these countries it was important that NATO reacted to the events and, for example, sent troops to the Baltic States.

“Germany are always very closely followed, in order, on the one hand, demonstrate readiness to defend the entire Alliance, and with another – not to break off the negotiation contact with Russia,” said Merkel.

She stressed that all measures be taken in such a way as not to violate the Founding act, NATO-Russia, and to further the work of the Council NATO-Russia.

In his video message, the German Chancellor spoke against the crushing zone of responsibility of NATO to the security of America has said the United States and Canada, and in Europe only the European partners. She emphasized that the Alliance needs in all aspects and missions act as a single organization.

At the same time Angela Merkel has denied the opinion that the 2014 NATO again focused more attention on the protection of the territory of the countries-members of the Alliance, and in this regard recalled, for example, about the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

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