Russian President Vladimir Putin has given NATO a 'reason to live again' and is one key factor behind the resurgence and improved capability of the military alliance.
Speaking at the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy on Friday, Gen. David Petraeus, a former CIA director, said that NATO is now more capable than it was even just a few years ago.
Speaking at the Ambrosetti Forum in Italy on Friday, Gen. David Petraeus, a former CIA director, said that NATO is now more capable than it was even just a few years ago. "One is the greatest gift to NATO since the end of the Cold War and that's Valdimir Putin and his aggressive actions which have given NATO a reason to live again, if you will, in a very significant way," he told CNBC's Steve Sedgwick.
U.S.-led NATO military exercises in Poland and the Baltic states have angered Russia in recent years, alongside the construction of the Aegis Ashore system in Romania and Poland.
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