The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Russia Threat to US, Its Allies and Partners Tuesday March 1 st , 2016  at  2:52 PM Voice Of America 1 Share WASHINGTON— NATO's military commander has told the U.S. lawmakers that Russia poses a long-term threat to the United States and to its European allies and partners. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove said that Russia is eager to exert unquestioned influence over neighboring countries. “Russia has used military force to violate the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Georgia and others like Moldova.  In Ukraine specifically, Russia continues to use all elements of national power to hinder Kyiv,” he said. Breedlove said Tuesday that NATO has recently observed an increase in violence along the line of contact in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region and a number of diplomatic, economic and propaganda efforts on Moscow’s part to keep Ukraine from moving clos