The U.S. and its allies must not ease pressure on Moscow despite a series of drone provocations and joint military drills between Russia and Belarus that prompted Poland to close its border with Belarus, former Pentagon official Brent Sadler told Newsmax on Sunday.
“This is not the time to back down on applying pressure to Russia. In fact, it’s quite the opposite,” Sadler said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend” while warning that the drone flights were likely an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to “sow discord amongst NATO allies.”
Putin’s strategy, he added, is designed to weaken the alliance by pushing member states to soften their stance out of fear of escalation.
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