Sec. Mattis on Russia: "NATO is not a threat and they know it"
Last Updated May 28, 2017 12:27 PM EDT
What do the Russians want?
"Beats me," Defense Secretary James Mattis said on Sunday's broadcast of "Face the Nation." "Right now, Russia's future should be wedded to Europe. Why they see NATO as a threat is beyond me. Clearly, NATO is not a threat."
"But right now, Russia is choosing to be a strategic competitor for any number of reasons," Mattis said, in his first formal television interview as defense secretary. "But the bottom line is NATO is not a threat and they know it. They have no doubt about it."
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