Not a physical threat to any NATO country but [a threat] to the international security architecture. It blew over very quickly — European countries went back to business and life continued. When he went into Crimea, it stopped for a while because the European countries and America this time recognized that they needed to draw a red line. We feel safer, and we also feel that in case there are different developments in Russia, the NATO deterrence is adequate. But it also taught a lesson to the European countries facing elections, I’m sure.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2017 04:07 UTC