The request came Thursday from NATO assistant secretary general Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven as senior military intelligence officers from across the 29-country alliance wrapped up two days of closed-door meetings in Ottawa. “I think we need to work on the rapidity of intelligence,” von Loringhoven told a group of journalists. Yet despite their shared commitment to countering Russia’s tactics and keeping it in check, von Loringhoven said NATO members have often been reluctant to provide timely information to their allies. Rear-Admiral Scott Bishop, Canada’s chief of defence intelligence who hosted the meeting, said Canada shares as much intelligence with NATO as possible and has been pushing other countries to do the same. “Canada works very hard to share all of its intelligence that is pertinent to NATO and alliance members,” he said.

Source: National Post May 24, 2018 19:29 UTC