NATO, Russia to co-operate on missile defence

"It comes down on two different sides: One is the obvious one that is if this is a real resetting of relations with Russian, everyone benefits, and Central Europe will benefit the most," said Tomas Valasek, a foreign policy and defence expert with London-based think-tank the Centre for European Reform. "On the other side, Central Europe doesn't want to spend too much time on a reset because NATO doesn't have the power to change Russia's thinking; Russia will always see it as an unfriendly alliance. … If you can make a case to media, parliaments and finance ministers of 'Yes, we need more troops, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel, there's a game plan,'? it be easier to get additional troops to Afghanistan," Valášek said.