Philip Breedlove
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“I think they're entirely appropriate.”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove said the calls between Northern NATO leaders and Russia were entirely appropriate.
“We need to understand that we are in a war. Mr. Putin is at war with the West,”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove warned that Putin is at war with the West.
“If the maximalist demands of Russia remain intact and in order to find peace, all the rest of Europe has to give up its security, sacrifice its security, make itself more susceptible to Russian attack, then this is not going to go well,”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove warned that an agreement requiring European nations to sacrifice their security to satisfy Moscow would face fierce resistance.
“The plan is three spheres of influence whereby China controls the Far East, Russia controls Europe, and America controls the Western Hemisphere. I do not expect there's going to be a lot of cooperation from the countries of Europe,”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove said Putin has promoted a vision of dividing global power among Russia, China and the United States.
“Putin has never been a partner for peace in Ukraine. Putin is not now a partner for peace in Ukraine.”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove warned that Putin has never been a partner for peace in Ukraine.
“Putin has a plan for the world, and he has pushed that plan on leaders several times,”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove warned that Putin's ambitions extend far beyond Ukraine and reflect a broader vision for dividing global influence.
“We have always said nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove reiterated the principle that nothing about Ukraine should be decided without Ukraine.
“The great powers of Europe are getting very concerned that someone is dealing with their security without including them in the conversation,”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove added that major European powers are concerned their security is being dealt with without their inclusion.
“I do expect that when we get a peek under the hood of what Mr. Putin and Mr. Trump have devised that there may be European partners and allies to include Ukraine that may or may not be enthralled with the proposed solution.”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove questioned whether European governments and Ukraine would accept a broader agreement negotiated without them.
“The two calls that recently took place between Northern leaders in the NATO alliance and Russia, I don't think that they're out of place at all,”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove defended recent calls between Northern NATO leaders and Putin as appropriate.
“The EU nations, the NATO nations, and Ukraine are not going to sign up to a plan that suggests that Russia will be able to once again amass its armies, march across borders and intervene in its neighbors' internal business.”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove said EU nations, NATO nations and Ukraine would not accept a plan allowing Russia to amass armies and intervene in neighbors' affairs.
“He talks about it and he writes about it.”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove added that Putin has repeatedly promoted his vision for dividing global power.
“The Western world is waiting to see what this big plan is, and they are very concerned because it is about them,”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove added that the Western world is concerned about the proposed plan because it directly concerns them.
“Neither have we heard anything about the EU or NATO being in this conversation. And yet the EU, NATO and Ukraine are central and the heart of the matter that apparently is going to be discussed.”
Philip Breedlove · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-08
Breedlove noted that the EU, NATO and Ukraine are central to the matter being discussed yet have not been included in the conversation.