Air Force General Philip M. Breedlove, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and commander of U.S. European Command, spoke bluntly about Russia and Syria with ‘weaponizing migration’ by flooding Europe with refugees to ‘break European resolve’. Breedlove also called Russia an ‘existential threat’ to the U.S.

Breedlove made his remarks in prepared testimony for the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday.

The news media did not report Breedlove’s comments, save for a tweet by CBS News producer Cami McCormick.

The Defense Department posted a report on Breedlove’s appearance before the House committee that contians his comments about Russia and Syria.