Russland er sjokkert over NATOs militære planar.
Asgeir Bjørkedal
http://www.russiatoday.com/news.php3?id=199518
Russia Surprised With NATO Planned Military Action in Montenegro
MOSCOW, Sep 15, 2000 -- (Agence France Presse) Russia was deeply concerned
with NATO's threat of sending ground troops to Montenegro in the case of
Belgrade using force in Podgorica, the Russian foreign ministry said in a
statement Thursday.
"Recent comments made by U.S. Air Force Commander in Europe, General
Gregory Martin, about NATO having already conceived several variants of
military action against Montenegro, including the use of ground troops, are
shocking," said the ministry.
"By his statement, the general has confirmed that the North Atlantic
alliance is constantly planning military operations against a sovereign
state without consulting Russia, which is in breach of the cooperation
agreement between NATO and Russia," the statement read.
"It is amazing that the general could make that statement, especially
during such
a critical time in the Balkan region," the ministry said.
Local and presidential elections are due to be held in the former
Yugoslavia on September 24.
The Russian State Duma lower house of parliament plans to send observers to
monitor the forthcoming elections. ((c) 2000 Agence France Presse)
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