a few seconds agoLord Robertson: When we freed Kosovo, Putin wanted to enter NATO but did not want to wait in line
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Vladimir Putin wanted Russia to join Natos, but did not want his state to submit to the usual application process and wait with the states “that were of importance”, the former secretary general of the transatlantic alliance has said. George Robertson, former defence secretary from the Laborist Party that had led Naton at the time [...]
George Robertson, former defence secretary from the Laborist Party that had led Naton to the most important time for Kosovo Albanians from 1999 to 2004, said Putin had made it clear at the first meeting that Russia wanted to be part of Western Europe.
“They wanted to be part of that safe and prosperous West,” he said, The Guardian, translated into Albanian Periscopi.
“Putin told me: “When will you call us to join Natos?” and, [Robertson] replied: “Well, we don't invite people to join Natos, they apply and join. He then told me: “Eh, we will not wait in line with many states without importance. ”/Periscope
