7 minutes agoMedvedev: If this country enters NATO, there will be terrible conflict
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Russia's prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, said Georgia's future accession to NATO could spur a terrible <x0-conflict” and questioned why the alliance even considers such an act. Medvedev's comments come in weeks, when Russian President Vladmir Putin had warned NATO against cultivating relations more [...]
Medvedev's comments come in weeks, when Russian President Vladmir Putin had warned NATO against cultivating closer relations with Ukraine and Georgia, saying such irresponsible policies would have uncontested consequences for the alliance. Georgia's entry into NATO could prove a terrible conflict.
It is not clear why such a thing is needed”, Medvedev told Russian radio Kommersant, Reuters broadcast.
Georgia's Ambitions to United NATO has been the source of Russia's anger, dividing the border with this state of the former Soviet republic.
Russia and Georgia have been waging a war in 2008, and NATO leaders have since promised Georgia that one day this state will become a member of the alliance. (REL)
