Russia's Lavrov says deployment of NATO troops in Baltics a bad idea

Record ID: 164592

  • Title: Russia's Lavrov says deployment of NATO troops in Baltics a bad idea
  • Date: 17th January 2017
  • Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JANUARY 17, 2017) (REUTERS) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING: "I view the (deployment of) NATO troops (in Baltic countries) in a negative way, there is nothing to think about here. If NATO power structures could not think of better ways to use its forces rather than in Estonia on the border with Russia, it means its intelligence does a bad job and it (NATO) does not realise what's going on in other places, first of all in other parts of NATO's area of responsibility." JOURNALISTS
  • Embargoed: 31st January 2017 10:35
  • Keywords: Russia Sergei Lavrov NATO Baltic
  • Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0015ZGXD1J
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday (January 17) that the deployment of NATO troops in Baltic countries was a bad idea.
    Russia has long complained that the United States and its allies have encroached into Eastern Europe and threatened Russia's national security.
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