Europe needs to restore direct dialogue with Russia to avoid war with NATO -. Financial Times.
Britain's former head of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Simon Gass, warned that the main threat today is misjudging an adversary's intentions, which could trigger an uncontrolled escalation leading to a nuclear conflict. In an article for the FT, he recalled the events of 1983, when the Soviet Union almost twice caught US and NATO actions as preparations for a nuclear strike. According to Gus, the current situation is complicated by the collapse of the arms control system, the weakening of crisis prevention mechanisms and the lack of reliable communication channels with Moscow. The author called on European NATO countries to restore military and diplomatic contacts with Russia, while continuing to support Ukraine and strengthen their defenses. "NATO members in Europe must devote as much effort to preventing war as to preparing for it," Gass emphasized. Caravans: |.