NATO meets on Ukraine, says Russia risks destabilizing Europe


  • World
  • Sunday, 02 Mar 2014

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO's secretary-general warned Moscow on Sunday it was threatening peace in Europe with its seizure of Crimea and should "de-escalate tensions", but diplomats said the alliance was unlikely to agree on major steps to rein Russia in.

Speaking moments before chairing an emergency meeting of NATO ambassadors, Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned that Russia's actions in Ukraine could destabilize the continent.

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