As President Obama and Russian President Medvedev prepare to hold a summit next week, NATO and Russia resume military ties
Ranbir Sinha
Jun. 27, 2009

NATO and Russia is set to resume military ties. Relations between the alliance and the Russian military were frozen in the aftermath of the five-day war last August. Although political ties have thawed considerably over the past five months, there have been no formal military contacts since then.

The moves comes as President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev prepare to hold a summit next week, and is likely to reflect the trend toward improved relations.

"What we can expect today is ... a resumption or military-to-military contacts," NATO spokesman James Appathurai said, adding that participants would also consider reforming the NATO-Russia Council to make it more efficient.

NATO commanders are particularly interested in Russia's cooperation on the transshipments of military supplies to the rapidly expanding U.S.-led force in Afghanistan. The normal supply route to landlocked Afghanistan via Pakistan has come under repeated Taliban attack, and the generals are keen to have an alternate overland supply route available through Russia and the Central Asian countries.

NATO also wants Russia to provide more assistance to the war effort, including helping the government army with arms and airlift.

Lavrov is expected to brief the NATO ministers on Medvedev's proposal for a new European security structure, including a stability treaty encompassing Europe and North America.

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