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Jamestown Foundation: Russia is as a criminal country, just like the Soviet Union - Kavkazcenter.com

Jamestown Foundation: Russia is as a criminal country, just like the Soviet Union - Kavkazcenter.com: "Russia's neighbors should not take responsibility, trying to change their relations with Moscow, because it is the Kremlin's actions determine the existing tension, says a well-known political expert, Senior Fellow, Jamestown Foundation Vladimir Socor.



The analyst was critical about the statement made by NATO's General Secretary that Russia poses no threat to the Baltic countries.



According to Vladimir Socor, Anders Fogh Rasmussen should have been more accurate, and mention the 'potential threat'.



'I think that the small neighbors of Russia should not take responsibility, trying to improve relations with Russia, because these relations are strained because of Russia itself. Any country - small or big, the United States or the Baltic states - will make a mistake, if they are to deal with Russia as if the improvement of relations depends on them', - said Vladimir Socor in an interview."

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