At the informal meeting of the Ministers of Defence in Amsterdam the Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed NATO's position towards de-escalation and a political solution to the conflict in Syria. At the same time, he underlined that the Russian substantial military build-up increases tension and shifts the strategic balance in this region.

At his doorstep statement at the informal meeting of Ministers of Defence in Amsterdam, Stoltenberg accused Russia of escalating tension in Syria a...