"The eastward expansion of the organization would not be favorable
for European stability," Putin told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper in
an interview.
"The expansion of NATO behind the former Soviet borders would create
a completely new situation for Russia and Europe. It would have
extremely serious consequences for the whole security system of the
continent."
Russia has for years expressed concern about the expansion of the
NATO alliance into the former Warsaw Pact allies in eastern Europe,
especially those sharing a border with Russia.
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have made
NATO membership a key foreign policy goal.
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