Obama downplays Brexit impact at NATO summit

[WorldNews]

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US President Barack Obama insisted Brexit would not harm transatlantic unity, but warned against a bitter divorce undermining security in the face of a resurgent Russia. Britain's decision to leave the European Union dominated Obama's final NATO meeting before he leaves office, which comes at what he called the most critical time for the military alliance since the Cold War. Russia was meant to be the focus of the two-day meeting, with NATO endorsing its biggest revamp in 15 years in response to Moscow's 2014 intervention in Ukraine.

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