Russia says it's ready to fully restore cooperation with NATOSeptember 30th, 2009 Russia ready for restoration of ties with NATOMOSCOW — Russia is ready to fully restore cooperation with NATO which was suspended in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the Kremlin said Wednesday. A planned trip to Moscow by NATO's secretary-general should demonstrate that the alliance is also ready for developing ties, said Nataliya Timakova, a spokeswoman for President Dmitry Medvedev.
NATO chief proposes linking its defensive missile systems with Russia'sSeptember 18th, 2009 NATO proposes link with Russia's missile defenseBRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged the Western alliance and Russia to consider linking their defensive missile systems. He says NATO and Russia have a shared interest in combatting the proliferation of intercontinental ballistic missile technology in other countries.
NATO's new chief calls for closer strategic relationship with RussiaAugust 11th, 2009 NATO chief calls for closer ties with RussiaBRUSSELS — NATO's new Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Tuesday for a closer strategic partnership with Russia to tackle common security challenges. During a meeting with Russia's envoy to the alliance, Fogh Rasmussen said the NATO-Russia Council — a panel formed in 2004 to improve ties between the Cold War rivals — should become a forum for cooperation on strategic issues, deputy spokeswoman Carmen Romero said.
NATO's new chief calls for closer strategic relationship with RussiaAugust 11th, 2009 NATO chief calls for closer ties with RussiaBRUSSELS — NATO's new Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called Tuesday for a closer strategic partnership with Russia to tackle common security challenges. During a meeting with Russia's envoy to the alliance, Fogh Rasmussen said the NATO-Russia Council — a panel formed in 2004 to improve ties between the Cold War rivals — should become a forum for cooperation on strategic issues, deputy spokeswoman Carmen Romero said.
Medvedev approves Russia's security strategy until 2020May 13th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has approved a national security strategy to last until 2020, the Kremlin said Wednesday. It maintains, in particular, that the policy pursued by 'a number of leading countries, aimed at achieving military supremacy, primarily in nuclear forces', poses a threat to Russia's security.
Russia to expel 2 Canadian diplomats in response to NATO's expulsion of RussiansMay 6th, 2009 Russia to expel Canadians in NATO responseMOSCOW — Russia is expelling two Canadian diplomats in retaliation for NATO's recent expulsion of two Russian envoys from its headquarters, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, adding that it considered it had been forced into the move. The director of the NATO Information Office in Moscow, Isabelle Francois, and a colleague are to be expelled, Russian and Canadian officials said.
Russia, angered over apparent spy scandal, expels Canadian Moscow-based NATO employeesMay 6th, 2009 Russia, angered over spy scandal, expels CanadiansMOSCOW — Russia is expelling two Moscow-based NATO employees who are Canadian diplomats in retaliation for NATO's recent expulsion of two Russian envoys from its headquarters, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Moscow is also riled by NATO military exercises that began in neighboring Georgia, which fought a recent war with Russia.
Report: Russia to expel 2 Canadian diplomats in response to NATO's expulsion of RussiansMay 6th, 2009 Report: Russia to expel Canadians in NATO responseMOSCOW — Russia will expel two Canadian diplomats in retaliation for NATO's recent expulsion of two Russian envoys from the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, a Russian news agency quoted a Foreign Ministry official as saying Wednesday. The director of the NATO Information Office in Moscow, Isabelle Francois, and a colleague were likely to be expelled, Interfax reported.
Moscow to expel NATO representative: ReportMay 5th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia is to expel the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's information office from Moscow, a report said Tuesday, in a sign of a continued deterioration of the country's relations with the Western military alliance. Diplomat Isabelle Francois and a NATO colleague are expected to be told formally to leave Russia Wednesday morning, the Interfax news agency said, citing a source in the Russian foreign ministry.
Russia's NATO envoy says 2 Russian diplomats to be expelled from alliance for allegedly spyingApril 30th, 2009 Russia's NATO envoy says 2 diplomats expelledBRUSSELS — Russia's NATO envoy says two Russian diplomats will be expelled from the military alliance for alleged spying. Dmitry Rogozin says the two members of Russia's permanent NATO representation will have their accreditation to NATO headquarters in Brussels canceled.
Russia's envoy to NATO calls Georgian drills 'insanity'April 19th, 2009 VORONEZH - Russia's envoy to NATO has dubbed the alliance's exercises due in Georgia in early May 'insanity'. The Cooperative Longbow 09/Cooperative Lancer 09 command-and-staff exercise, led by the Western military bloc, will be held from May 6 to June 1 in Georgia, and will not feature light or heavy weaponry.
Russia slams NATO exercise in GeorgiaApril 16th, 2009 YEREVAN - Russia Thursday criticised NATO's planned military exercise in Georgia, saying it could give the Georgian regime a sense of impunity and raise tensions in the Caucasus region. 'I hope that NATO countries, in planning future interaction with Georgia within the partnership for peace programme, will avoid steps that could nudge the Georgian regime into a feeling of permissiveness and impunity,' Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
NATO welcomes US, Russia stand on arms controlApril 1st, 2009 BRUSSELS - NATO Wednesday welcomed a joint declaration by US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on nuclear arms control and on further cooperation in Afghanistan. 'Obviously NATO-Russia relations are heavily influenced by bilateral relations between the United States and Russia,' said NATO spokesman James Appathurai in Brussels.
Russia backs NATO mission in Afghanistan: LavrovMarch 17th, 2009 KABUL - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that his country was allowing cargo supplies for NATO forces in Afghanistan through its territory to cooperate with the stabilisation of the war-torn country. 'Terrorism and drug trafficking are the main obstacles before the peace and stability in Afghanistan,' Lavrov told reporters through an interpreter in a press conference in Kabul.
Clinton attends her first NATO foreign ministers' meetingMarch 5th, 2009 BRUSSELS - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived at NATO's headquarters in Brussels Thursday for talks with fellow foreign ministers on the alliance's strategy in Afghanistan and on its intention to re-engage with Russia. The meeting is the first by the new chief diplomat of the US, whose allies expect her to offer a listening ear while in Brussels.
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