The NATO chief added that "in the spirit of transparency, NATO briefed Russia on the important decisions that we took in Warsaw last week to increase our security." They are excessive and counter-productive," Alexander Grushko, Russia’s ambassador to NATO, said after the meeting. Russia proposed steps to improve air safety over the Baltics after a series of military near misses but Stoltenberg admitted there was "not a meeting of minds" on the Ukraine conflict. Moscow’s ambassador to NATO said the planned deployment in its Soviet-era backyard was "excessive" and accused the US-led alliance of fomenting a Cold War atmosphere. BRUSSELS - NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences over Ukraine Wednesday in their first talks since the alliance approved a troop boost in Eastern Europe, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said.

Source: Viet Nam News July 14, 2016 04:18 UTC