>Subject: [STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Russia Alarmed By NATO Military Threats Re >Montenegro >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Russia Surprised With NATO Planned Military Action in >Montenegro > >MOSCOW, Sep 15, 2000 -- (Agence France Presse) Russia >was deeply concerned with NATO's threat of sending >ground troops to Montenegro in the case of Belgrade >using force in Podgorica, the Russian foreign ministry >said in a statement Thursday. > >"Recent comments made by U.S. Air Force Commander in >Europe, General Gregory Martin, about NATO having >already conceived several variants of military action >against Montenegro, including the use of ground >troops, are shocking," said the ministry. > >"By his statement, the general has confirmed that the >North Atlantic alliance is constantly planning >military operations against a sovereign state without >consulting Russia, which is in breach of the >cooperation agreement between NATO and Russia," the >statement read. > >"It is amazing that the general could make that >statement, especially during such a critical time in >the Balkan region," the ministry said. > >Local and presidential elections are due to be held in >the former Yugoslavia on September 24. > >The Russian State Duma lower house of parliament plans >to send observers to monitor the forthcoming >elections. ((c) 2000 Agence France Presse) > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! >http://mail.yahoo.com/ > > >______________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
