Putin warns NATO against closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia | Reuters
'MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned NATO against cultivating closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia, saying such a policy was irresponsible and would have unspecified consequences for the alliance. '
'Under NATO rules, countries with territorial conflicts cannot join NATO. '
'NATO leaders discussed ties with Ukraine and Georgia - both former Soviet republics once ruled from Moscow — at their summit in Brussels earlier this month. '
'Prominent politicians in both countries are keen to join the Western military alliance, but have seen their chances of joining hampered by Russian territorial incursions. '
'Swathes of both countries remain garrisoned by Russian troops, something Moscow says is in keeping with local people’s wishes, but which the West and the governments of the two countries call an illegal occupation. '
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'MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned NATO against cultivating closer ties with Ukraine and Georgia, saying such a policy was irresponsible and would have unspecified consequences for the alliance. '
'Under NATO rules, countries with territorial conflicts cannot join NATO. '
'NATO leaders discussed ties with Ukraine and Georgia - both former Soviet republics once ruled from Moscow — at their summit in Brussels earlier this month. '
'Prominent politicians in both countries are keen to join the Western military alliance, but have seen their chances of joining hampered by Russian territorial incursions. '
'Swathes of both countries remain garrisoned by Russian troops, something Moscow says is in keeping with local people’s wishes, but which the West and the governments of the two countries call an illegal occupation. '
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