Meri: West cannot turn its back on Russia

  • 1999-09-09
TALLINN (BNS) - The West must not go back to regarding Russia as a rogue state in light of a recent money laundering scandal, said Estonian President Lennart Meri in an interview with The Financial Times.Meri said the West must remain committed to Russian reform, however painful and problematic this may prove to be.The Estonian president said he strongly backed the current initiative of Finland, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, to target support to Russia at the regional rather than the federal level, believing that Russia's regeneration will stem from local commun...
 
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