http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_10/ba.as p?
State adopts soft line on Russia moves toward former satellites A senior State Department official outlined the Obama administration's soft-line approach to Russia, which is moving steadily away from the United States in an adversarial direction. Philip H. Gordon, assistant secretary of state for European affairs, told the Russian newspaper Gazeta.ru that the United States does not view Russia's growing assertiveness against former Soviet states as a threat and apparently only mildly differs with Moscow on its recent attack on Georgia. The attack signaled a new stage in Russia's reversion to a threatening power under Vladimir Putin, who has vowed to re-establish the Soviet Union. "Broadly the Obama Administration certainly does not see Russia as a threat," Gordon stated. On Georgia, Gordon said "we do have a real difference on Georgia." "The United States continues to recognize Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity," he said. Gordon said however that the United States "has not allowed differences over Georgia to stand in the way of the better relationship that we have a mutual interest in." The administration is continuing to work with Moscow on arms control, counterterrorism and potential missile defense cooperation and economic cooperation. Russian military forces launched a large-scale incursion into Georgia in 2008 in what became known as the Georgian War, pitting Georgian forces against Russian forces and the separatist government of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
