----- Original Message ----- From: Miroslav Antic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: SNN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Siem News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Balkan News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; SerbianNewsNetwork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: STOPNATO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 1:17 AM Subject: [STOPNATO.ORG.UK] RUSSIA CONCERNED ABOUT NATO EXPANSION, WELCOMES EU EXPANSION STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK RUSSIA CONCERNED ABOUT NATO EXPANSION, WELCOMES EU EXPANSION MOSCOW. Oct 26 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia is concerned about NATO expansion. In an interview with Russian and French mass media, Putin recalled that when a U.S. reporter asked him several months ago if he thought Russia might become a NATO member, Putin said "Yes. Why not?" "And we soon received an answer, unofficial but from quite a high level, that no one is waiting for Russia in NATO. If no one is waiting for us there, why should we be happy about the fact that NATO is expanding and approaching our borders? Of course this worries us. I think this is logical, understandable and obvious," Putin said. "We are against NATO expansion," Putin said. Today "none of the reasons that gave birth to NATO exist," however, NATO itself "not only exists, but is expanding, and expanding towards our borders," he said. On the other hand, Putin said he welcomes the expansion of the European Union. "We welcome this process. We only proceed from the fact that this process must not harm our relations with today's united Europe and our relations with [our] traditional partners in Eastern and Central Europe," he said Miroslav Antic http://www.antic.org/SNN/ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Taking Care of Business is always a snap when you shop with the world's largest seller of office products. From pencils to PDAs, Office Depot has what you're looking for, plus FREE delivery on all orders over $50. Click here to start saving: http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/Office_Depot
