Moscow knows that the United States’ main concern is the military rapprochement of Moscow and Beijing, in particular anything resembling a military alliance. It’s likely no coincidence that Putin touched on this sore point in recent comments.

Relations between NATO member states and Russia are complex and troubled. It will take concerted efforts by both sides to move their interaction to a more positive plane.

An unknown attacker fired a shoulder mounted missile at a guard at a Turkish military base in Idleb, causing material damage reports Baladi News. On Monday, unknown assailants attacked a Turkish military base in the northern countryside of Idleb with a shoulder-fired missile.