NATO will not allow Russia to blackmail the alliance, Germany says


Reuters | Berlin | Updated: 14-01-2022 17:41 IST | Created: 14-01-2022 17:08 IST
NATO will not allow Russia to blackmail the alliance, Germany says
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NATO will not allow Moscow to blackmail the alliance and will not accept a Russian veto against an enlargement, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Friday.

"Russia does not have a veto in issues concerning the alliance and cannot blackmail us. These red lines must be clear in all pending talks," she told parliament.

"But between these red lines and a military conflict, there is a lot of scopes that we must make use of", Lambrecht said, adding she would meet NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Berlin next week.

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