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Russia wants union with its former territories
There is an attempt to re-Sovietise the region
Russia sought yesterday to expand its influence over former territories during integration talks that Washington has cast as a bid to re-Sovietise the region.
President Vladimir Putin met separately with the leaders of Belarus and Armenia before engaging the head of resource-rich Kazakhstan about ways to more closely bind the neighbours economies.
He also attended a collective security meeting that resolved to create a Moscow-led air defence unit that would focus its activities on the regions surrounding war-torn Afghanistan.
Western attempts to force other nations to accept their own standards can lead to the most serious circumstances, Putin said in a trademark swipe at the United States.
Read more: Russia wants union with its former territories - timesofmalta.com
Russia wants union with its former territories
There is an attempt to re-Sovietise the region
Russia sought yesterday to expand its influence over former territories during integration talks that Washington has cast as a bid to re-Sovietise the region.
President Vladimir Putin met separately with the leaders of Belarus and Armenia before engaging the head of resource-rich Kazakhstan about ways to more closely bind the neighbours economies.
He also attended a collective security meeting that resolved to create a Moscow-led air defence unit that would focus its activities on the regions surrounding war-torn Afghanistan.
Western attempts to force other nations to accept their own standards can lead to the most serious circumstances, Putin said in a trademark swipe at the United States.
Read more: Russia wants union with its former territories - timesofmalta.com