Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Anders Fogh Rasmussen warn against turning Ukraine into a ‘bargaining chip’
US President-elect Donald Trump must not strike any deals with Russian President Vladimir Putin that turn Ukraine into a “bargaining chip,” and must send a clear signal of commitment to the security of the United States’ NATO allies, two former secretaries general of the Alliance said on November 15. Trump and Putin spoke by phone on November 14 in a conversation characterized as warm by representatives of both men. “President-elect Trump is very fond of autocrats,” said Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, who served as NATO …read more
Source: Atlantic Council