Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia: Reuters
Pentagon officials say some European warnings about Moscow could undercut security as Washington weighs sanctions relief and a possible troop drawdown.
- Pentagon officials have in recent weeks urged Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to temper their rhetoric regarding Russia, arguing that some statements by European leaders have undermined continental security.
- Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby recently advised Baltic officials to avoid "poking" the Russians, citing public characterizations of Russia as "cornered like a rat" as unhelpful rhetoric.
- In late September, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal referred to Putin as a "rat in a corner," suggesting Russia was resorting to sabotage as it became bogged down in Ukraine.
- Some European officials find the Pentagon's advice baffling, given that intelligence services warn Russia could dramatically ramp up sabotage, complicating the Trump administration's push for a negotiated end to Ukraine's war.
- These messages reflect a broader NATO debate: some Western officials argue that emphasizing threats plays into the Kremlin's hands, while others insist transparency is necessary to maintain support for Ukraine.
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The United States has called on several NATO allies, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, to adopt a more moderate tone in statements about Russia's threat. The request comes in the context of the Trump administration's efforts to relaunch negotiations for the end of the war in Ukraine. The US article asks Europeans to temper the speech about Russia, in an attempt to relaunch negotiations for the end of the war in Ukraine: "We help you, the …
In the backstage of NATO, Washington has several European capitals to lower the tone against Moscow. Judging some alarmist speeches counterproductive for collective security, the Pentagon urges...
Representatives of the US Department of Defense, in bilateral meetings with the authorities of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, pointed out the need to mitigate confrontational rhetoric about the alleged threat from Moscow. The American Defence Agency has held talks with the Baltic Republics in recent weeks, during which officials stated that loud remarks about the threat from Russia are detrimental to security in Europe, transmits TASS with refer…
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