Russia clls for a European alliance to counteract NATO and the US influence in the area..

Not going to bother looking for a link.

The influence of NATO in Europe is making Russia nervous. They've called for an alliance of countries to rival NATO.

Dig this. The French president has said that such an alliance would be fine, but that it would have to included the United States.

Us Americans joke about the French all the time, but they sure are acting like an ally right now.