The new Nato secretary general today called for a "strategic partnership" with Russia a year after the Kremlin's war in Georgia triggered the worst tension between Moscow and the west for nearly 20 years.In his first public appearance since he took up the post, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Danish prime minister, said good relations with Russia were a priority during his five-year tenure. His statement will worry Nato members of central Europe and the Baltic who are protesting to the White House over Barack Obama's recent overtures to the Kremlin.
In his first public appearance since he took up the post, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former Danish prime minister, said good relations with Russia were a priority during his five-year tenure. His statement will worry Nato members of central Europe and the Baltic who are protesting to the White House over Barack Obama's recent overtures to the Kremlin.
Anyway, you may be getting the article wrong as Rasmussen said absolutely nothing controversial, he's actually surprisingly reasonable in allegedly prioritising relationships with Russia.
I'd rather question how serious he is about what he says, and whether he can deliver (well, I know he probably can't, because NATO as in the organisation NATO can do preciously little without consensus among its members).
