However, he accused Nato countries of a “fierce hybrid confrontation” against Russia that now “dangerously balances on the edge of an open military clash.”
clash." ends the quotation. I notice in such a quotation sometimes the full stop is outside the closing quotation mark: clash".
Is it a case of British vs Americsn English ?
Thanks!
In the US it’s done both ways and both are acceptable. I only use the period inside the quote, the way it’s written in your example. I’ve read that in BrE it’s more common to use a second period outside the quote.
By the way, NATO should be all caps.
However, he accused the NATO countries of a “fierce hybrid confrontation” against Russia, which was now balancing “dangerously on the brink of an open military clash”.