Tough talk from Russian Duma

  • 1999-07-29
KALININGRAD (BNS) - Russia must never allow the Baltic states to join NATO or to become fully-fledged members of the West, declared Sergei Baburin, the deputy chairman of the Russian Duma, during a visit to Kaliningrad."It is time to stop speculation about demilitarization of the Kaliningrad region and instead to set up a serious defense system which could guarantee security in the whole northwest region of Russia," said Baburin.The Russian politician told reporters that "it is necessary to make every effort in the diplomatic sphere in order to stop the expansion of NATO and to cut short th...
 
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