US: NATO, Russia moving ahead with talks on Syria chemical arms mission
BRUSSELS - Talks between NATO and Russia on a possible joint mission to protect a US ship that will destroy Syria's deadliest chemical weapons are moving ahead despite tensions over Ukraine, a top US commander said on Thursday.
US Air Force General Philip Breedlove, commander of US forces in Europe, said NATO and Russia were discussing a possible joint naval operation in the Mediterranean to protect the US cargo ship Cape Ray due to destroy Syria's toxins. (Reuters)
