Word: nato
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...NATO remains the anchor of the American commitment to Europe," Christopher said...
...expressed continuing support for proposals that will expand NATO to involve Eastern European nations and Russia...
Though Christopher chided the Russian government for its "excessive use of force" in the breakaway republic of Chechnya, he gave no indication that the U.S. was reconsidering either its support for Russia's involvement in NATO or the economic aid it provides...
...this be the same military behemoth that loomed over NATO for 40 years of cold war? As a matter of fact, no. This is the crippled army produced by the ) breakup of the Soviet Union and the near collapse of the Russian economy. The hardened troops of Ukraine and Belarus, with most of their equipment, are gone. The former Soviet Army's strength of almost 3 million men is now down to less than 1.5 million. The defense budget has been slashed, leaving units in the field with no money for fuel, fleets rusting in port, planes grounded without spare...
...handle the Russian leader is now festering in the Clinton Administration's ranks. At State, he says, several officials argued unsuccessfully for cancellation of a scheduled meeting in Geneva next week between Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev to discuss the future of NATO. McAllister says: "Here's a government (Russia) that's committing fairly substantial human rights abuses, and that's not something that Christopher can easily ignore or sidestep. Without advancing the discussion, why bother to have a meeting...