NATO Military Intelligence on Russia 'Not Good Enough': Breedlove Wednesday May 4th, 2016 at 4:47 PM
NATO Military Intelligence on Russia 'Not Good Enough': Breedlove Wednesday May 4 th , 2016 at 4:47 PM Newsweek 1 Share U.S. General Philip Breedlove, the outgoing NATO commander in Europe, has praised allied intelligence officers but also warned that the West’s desire to partner with Russia means military intelligence wasn’t good enough before the Ukraine crisis and “isn’t good enough now.” Breedlove, who came into the role of commander in 2013 and was succeeded by General Curtis Scaparrotti on Tuesday, presided over a period of deteriorating relations between the West and Russia, including Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. He spoke to The Wall Street Journal prior to his departure to give his thoughts on how the Kremlin’s military posture had changed of late. “Russia has proved itself to be a learning and adaptive military force. They performed pretty badly in Georgia,” he said, referring to the 2008 conflict that failed to
