Russia-NATO relations. The Great Frost.
are again strained relations between Russia and NATO. Friday 1.May the Atlantic alliance accused Moscow to take "clear violation" of the cease-fire with Georgia, after the signing of two agreements with the defense of the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia .
And only a few days before Moscow had qualified challenging the expulsion of two of its diplomats from NATO headquarters in Brussels, expulsion that followed a suspected spy.
A strong suspicion of espionage related to the case of Herman Simm, a senior official in Estonia for many years had provided Russian intelligence services of NATO and European security.
This is one of the biggest espionage case that involved NATO and have never Simm, sentenced last February, is serving a sentence of 12 years in prison.
Koutchakov The 63 year old Victor, who heads the policy of the Russian mission to NATO and Vassili Tchijov, 23, son of the Russian ambassador to the European Union say they are unrelated to these facts, but executives say that the Atlantic Alliance relationship can be established and that it is necessary to severely sanction Russia for espionage activities carried out by Simm.
Moscow has reacted badly to face expulsion from Brussels and its two officials accused NATO of provocation based on criteria of creativity. Dmitri Rogozin, Russian Ambassador to the Alliance has promised a tough response and determined by his country, within a short time.
"We are dealing with people who are acting in bad faith to boycott the desire of the American and Russian president to set a fruitful and intensive cooperation - Rogozin said - these same people also want to prevent the arrival of Sergei Lavrov in Brussels, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs for a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "
same time, Russia continued to denounce the military operations that NATO has provided in Georgia from May 6 1.giugno.
"These military exercises - the ambassador said Rogozin - shows how alive the spirit of the Cold War. The West is encouraging all the evidence with the rearmament of Georgia. "
Russia was invited to participate in these military exercises but declined the invitation and" recommended "a number of other countries not to participate. A tip that has already been collected from Moldova and Kazakhstan.
(Source: Le Monde)
source: http://www.ticinolibero.ch/relazioni-russia-nato-il-grande-gelo/7288/03/05/2009/
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