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Imagining that Russia poses a threat to the West is a Cold War fantasy out of a James Bond film, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said at an Athens conference, according to RIA Novosti.
Western
fears of a threat from Russia are based on a Cold War fiction, and the
EU and US need to exchange information with Moscow in order to tackle
terrorism and the migration crisis, Greek Defense Minister Panos
Kammenos said at a conference in Athens on the migration crisis and
terrorism.
"We need to have cooperation with Russia, exchange information about a common enemy: terrorism," Kammenos told the conference, RIA Novosti reported.
At
the conference, Kammenos said that fears stoked in the West about a
threat from Russia are a fiction akin to a Cold War movie plot, and
emphasized that any threat to Europe comes from the terrorism that
originates in the Middle East and North Africa.
"US Vice President Joe Biden, the Russian government, the Israeli defense minister, have all made announcements about this," Kammenos said.
On January 26 Kammenos held a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Moshe Ya'alon, at which they discussed Turkey's support for Daesh, and expressed hope that Ankara will change its policy and give a greater chance for resolution to the conflict in Iraq and Syria.
Kammenos told a news conference after the meeting that "the bulk of oil coming from Islamic State (Daesh) terrorists passes through Turkey while most terrorism financing flows go through Turkey as well."
"Turkey allowed terrorists to move from Europe to Syria and Iraq and back home, as part of the Daesh terror infrastructure in Europe; I hope that it is going to be ended," Ya'alon said.
"There has to be international cooperation
in the exchange of data. Military intelligence has to exchange
information with NATO and the EU, but also with friendly states. NATO
ministers avoid using the word 'Russia,' but why not? We have
to cooperate with Russia, let's not forget about the Chechen terrorists
who bombed the Boston Marathon."
In April 2013, Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, brothers
of Chechen descent, planted two bombs at the Boston Marathon which
killed three people and injured at least 264. It later emerged that
Russian authorities had warned the FBI and CIA in 2011 that Tamerlan
Tsarnaev may have connections to militant Islamists.
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"In Western countries there is fear, but to
talk today about an enemy from the North is like writing a script
for James Bond; there isn't one. Since the end of the Cold War there
hasn't been a threat from the North. The enemy is in the South, in the
Middle East and North Africa. It has a lot of money, and uses Western
countries' own citizens, second and third generation immigrants such
as in France, and they have links with the flow of migrants and
refugees," Kammenos said.
The defense minister also referred to the need to cut off financing
for terrorist groups, and reiterated his accusation, supported by Russia
and Israel, that Turkey assists the terrorist group Daesh in raising
the necessary funds for terrorism."US Vice President Joe Biden, the Russian government, the Israeli defense minister, have all made announcements about this," Kammenos said.
On January 26 Kammenos held a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Moshe Ya'alon, at which they discussed Turkey's support for Daesh, and expressed hope that Ankara will change its policy and give a greater chance for resolution to the conflict in Iraq and Syria.
Kammenos told a news conference after the meeting that "the bulk of oil coming from Islamic State (Daesh) terrorists passes through Turkey while most terrorism financing flows go through Turkey as well."
"It would be great if Turkey changes its
attitude, refuses to cooperate with terrorists, and avoids actions that
cause trouble in the region."
"As you know, Daesh enjoyed Turkish money for oil for a very, very long period of time. I hope that it will be ended," Israeli Defense Minister Ya'alon also told the news conference."Turkey allowed terrorists to move from Europe to Syria and Iraq and back home, as part of the Daesh terror infrastructure in Europe; I hope that it is going to be ended," Ya'alon said.
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