Wikileaks has published a cable according to which Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned the West that countries that recently joined NATO were doing and saying whatever they wanted simply because they were under the NATO umbrella. Among other things some of them attempted to rewrite history and glorify fascists, top Russian diplomat stated. The cable entitled Nyet means nyet: Russias NATO enlargement redlines also mentions that Lavrov emphasized that Russia was convinced that the blocs enlargement was not based on security reasons, but instead was a legacy of the Cold War. Moreover, he warned, joining NATO would unlikely help to strengthen democratic governments. The cable also mentions that Russia is worried that the strong divisions in Ukraine over NATO membership, with much of the ethnic-Russian community against membership, could lead to a major split, involving violence or at worst, civil war.
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 11:06:16 +0000
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