With the crisis in the Ukraine unfolding, the U.S. and Russian armed forces has suspended military-to-military activities.
John Kirby, Navy rear admiral and Pentagon press secretary, said bilateral meetings, port visits, joint exercises and other activities have been put on hold.
“We call on Russia to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine and for Russian forces in Crimea to return to their bases, as required under the agreements governing the Russia Black Sea Fleet,” he said.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is urging NATO allies to invest in cybersecurity and special operations.
“I made clear my conviction to buy readiness and to buy capability and combat power with the savings the United States military achieves through a smaller force. We expect NATO allies to do the same,” Hagel said.
“We must focus not only on how much we spend, but how we spend it strategically and is it effective and are we together,” Hagel added.
Hagel and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO secretary general, have also called for increased investment in other capabilities such as precision strike weapons, command, control and communications integration and information sharing.
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