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U.S.: Bush's Georgian Threat to Russia

Mar 19, 2008 | 18:30 GMT

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Summary

U.S. President George W. Bush said at a meeting with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili that Washington will push for Georgian membership in NATO at the alliance's summit April 2. This directly contradicts Russia's wishes at a time when Russia and the United States are already in a standoff over Kosovo and NATO expansion.

At a meeting with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, U.S. President George W. Bush said Washington will push for Georgia's NATO membership at the alliance's April 2 meeting -- a move that goes directly against Russia's wishes....

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