From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Russia Warns CIS To Stay Out Of U.S. Strikes [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- The Hindu October 3, 2001 "The statement reflected Russia's concerns that the U.S. could take advantage of the planned strikes in Afghanistan to recarve in its favour the spheres of influence in Central Asia." Russia warns CIS to stay out of U.S. strikes By Vladimir Radyuhin MOSCOW, OCT. 2. Russia has urged former Soviet republics to refrain from taking part in the planned U.S. military operation in Afghanistan. Members of the Commonwealth of Independent States should not participate ``in military action in Afghanistan'', the Itar-Tass news agency quoted the Russian security service chief as saying after a two-day meeting of CIS security and intelligence chiefs in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan. The head of the Federal Security Service, Mr. Nikolai Patrushev, said on Tuesday that he believed none of the CIS member-States was willing to take part in the U.S. operation in Afghanistan. ``He stressed that CIS countries should not provide army and security units or offer their military airfields for the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan,'' Itar-Tass said. According to Mr. Patrishev, CIS members should participate in the fight against terrorism mainly by sharing intelligence information with the U.S. The statement reflected Russia's concerns that the U.S. could take advantage of the planned strikes in Afghanistan to recarve in its favour the spheres of influence in Central Asia. Russian media cited Kremlin sources as being ``extremely upset'' by Uzbekistan's offer of military facilities to the U.S. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
