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Russian Information Agency Novosti
February 11, 2010
Top MP warns NATO to heed new Russian military doctrine
MOSCOW: NATO should view Russia's new military doctrine as a signal the
alliance needs to change its attitude if it wants better relations with Moscow,
a senior Russian parliamentarian said Thursday.
Since the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, NATO has expanded from 12 members to 28,
absorbing the majority of Moscow's Cold War allies in Eastern Europe and some
former Soviet republics.
"Our partners during the talks had the chance to see [the signal] when
[Russia's] top leaders included NATO's expansion into the list of threats to
Russia. This is not just expert opinion," Konstantin Kosachyov, who heads the
Russian lower house's international committee, said after a Moscow meeting of
experts from both sides that involved the NATO group of "wise men."
"This is how our people see this process. This is a serious concern hindering
fully-fledged cooperation between Russia and NATO," he told journalists.
Last week, President Dmitry Medvedev approved the new military doctrine which
includes the use of nuclear weapons by Russia and lists NATO's eastward
expansion and U.S. anti-missile shield plans as national threats.
"If NATO is really interested in establishing a partnership with Russia, it
should take these concerns into account," Kosachyov said.
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