{"id":696052,"date":"2026-10-31T03:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=696052"},"modified":"2026-10-31T03:25:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:25:00","slug":"us-puts-nato-allies-on-notice-to-tone-down-anti-russia-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=696052","title":{"rendered":"US Puts NATO Allies On Notice To ‘Tone Down’ Anti-Russia Rhetoric"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Puts NATO Allies On Notice To ‘Tone Down’ Anti-Russia Rhetoric<\/span><\/p>\n

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US officials have asked several NATO countries to “tone down their rhetoric” regarding the alleged threat posed by Russia, \u200bsaying that recent statements by European leaders and officials have undermined the security of the continent, <\/span>Reuters <\/span><\/em>reported<\/span><\/a> on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Citing three European officials and a US official familiar with the matter, the news agency wrote that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were delivered the messages in bilateral meetings<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It is unclear if leaders and diplomats of other European nations received the same message.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though the Baltic states are among the smallest NATO members, their leaders have taken some of the most hostile stances<\/strong> toward Russia since Moscow sent troops to invade Ukraine in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US requests come amid negotiations between Washington and Moscow that would reportedly give Moscow relief from US sanctions in exchange for an end to Ukraine’s attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, including oil refineries.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner and US envoy Steve Witkoff have been <\/span>discussing <\/span><\/a>potential business deals with Russia under the pretext of peace negotiations. The Pentagon declined to comment on the <\/span>Reuters <\/span><\/em>report.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US message came in response to comments claiming that \u201cRussia is cornered\u201d and resorting to \u201cdesperate measures\u201d<\/strong> against Ukraine as Moscow’s progress in the war has stalled, one of the sources said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby<\/strong> was one of the US officials delivering the \u200bmessage. He reportedly told a Baltic official recently that \u200bthere should be no \u201cpoking\u201d the Russians<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In September, Estonian \u2060Prime Minister Kristen Michal referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a \u201crat in a corner\u201d<\/strong> while claiming that he was resorting to sabotage campaigns in Europe to compensate for failures on the battlefield in Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are helping you. The Americans are there,\u201d stated another European official regarding Colby’s message. \u201cJust don’t be loud<\/strong>. Don’t make noise<\/strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Pentagon planners are reviewing US troop levels in Europe in a \u201cprocess that could see a sharp drawdown in America’s troop presence on the continent,\u201d <\/span>Reuters <\/span><\/em>added.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vladimir Putin said Russia doesn’t want a war with Europe but is prepared for one and added that Moscow supports efforts to restore ties after years of confrontation over the war in Ukraine (translation via AP) https:\/\/t.co\/2R8wB8h2E8<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AL9gvgYDG4<\/a><\/p>\n

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US officials have said European NATO members need to assume more responsibility for supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia, allowing Washington to increase its focus on West Asia, Latin America, and East Asia. Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine continue striking one another with missiles and drones.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia<\/span> targeted<\/span><\/a> Kiev with eight ballistic missiles and multiple drones overnight and in the morning on Thursday. The strikes killed one person and injured another in the Dniprovskyi district of the Ukrainian capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones <\/span>struck<\/span><\/a> the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast Thursday morning, sparking a fire at the facility. Kiev’s strikes on Russian energy infrastructure have not stopped despite Trump’s requests that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky end them.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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US Puts NATO Allies On Notice To ‘Tone Down’ Anti-Russia Rhetoric Via The Cradle US officials have asked several NATO countries to “tone down their rhetoric” regarding the alleged threat posed by Russia, \u200bsaying that recent statements by European leaders and officials have undermined the security of the continent, Reuters reported on Friday. Citing three… Continue reading US Puts NATO Allies On Notice To ‘Tone Down’ Anti-Russia Rhetoric<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-696052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=696052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696052\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=696052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=696052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=696052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}