"I think this should just accept it. While Russia continues to be Russia , the Kremlin will continue to consider the South Caucasus his most vulnerable spot on the outside of its borders. Inside its borders - this is the North Caucasus . These perceptions rooted in the era of Ivan the Terrible , and in the days leading up to it . It is inevitable. It is important for the country to which manifests such " interest" , were wise in their policies, and that we, the Euro-Atlantic community , behaved so that our actions reflect the aspirations of these countries, " - said Bryza . ________________________ «Я думаю, с этим нужно просто смириться. Пока Россия продолжает оставаться Россией, Кремль и дальше будет считать Южный Кавказ своим самым уязвимым местом с внешней стороны своих границ. Внутри же своих границ – это Северный Кавказ. Такое видение ситуации уходит своими корнями в эпоху Ивана Грозного, да и во времена, предшествовавшие ему. Это неизбежно. Важно, чтобы страны, к которым проявляется такой "интерес", были мудрыми в своей политике, и чтобы мы, Евроатлантическое сообщество, вели себя так, чтобы наши действия отражали стремления этих стран», – отметил Брайза. _________________________ Expert: " NATO is helping Russia to expand the scope of stability" Former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza said that Russia should not be afraid of accession of Georgia to the North Atlantic Alliance NATO countries should take a more cautious stance on Russia , which regularly expresses its concern about the possible expansion of NATO in the Caucasus. Russia has historically been and will continue to assume that the Caucasian republics are within its sphere of influence. This view was voiced in an interview with the Georgian service "Voice of America ", the former U.S. ambassador and now a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States Matthew Bryza . "I think this should just accept it. While Russia continues to be Russia , the Kremlin will continue to consider the South Caucasus his most vulnerable spot on the outside of its borders. Inside its borders - this is the North Caucasus . These perceptions rooted in the era of Ivan the Terrible , and in the days leading up to it . It is inevitable. It is important for the country to which manifests such " interest" , were wise in their policies, and that we, the Euro-Atlantic community , behaved so that our actions reflect the aspirations of these countries, " - said Bryza . In his opinion, no one in the West is trying to quickly connect Georgia to NATO. In the view of Bryza , this does not make Russia more vulnerable , as some Russian politicians : " So no one thinks of NATO . We are convinced that if the country wants to join the most successful political-military alliance in the history of mankind, the union that spreads democracy and stability throughout Europe, with the European Union which has made partners sworn enemies of France and Germany , we have to help her . " Matthew Bryza said that the West should not deny the right of Georgia to join because " someone does not like it." "I think that Russia will continue very concerned that the West is spreading its influence on its borders . But we also need to help Russia to address its concerns and to explain the Russian leadership that NATO expansion - not a threat to Russia , but an attempt to help the Russians to expand the scope of stability around them . However, we ourselves should not provoke Moscow ", - concluded the expert.
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