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09-03-2008, 03:14 PM
'You'll See,' Russian Leader Warns
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MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said today that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with Georgia, but promised that "there will be an answer."
Meanwhile, President Medvedev sternly warned the West that it would lose more than Moscow would if it tried to punish Russia with sanctions over the war with Georgia.
Russia has repeatedly complained that NATO has too many warships in the Black Sea. A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Andrei Nesterenko, said today that currently there are two American, one Polish, one Spanish, and one German ship there.
"We don't understand what American ships are doing on the Georgian shores, but this is a question of taste, it's a decision by our American colleagues," Mr. Putin reportedly said. "The second question is why the humanitarian aid is being delivered on naval vessels armed with the newest rocket systems."
Russia's reaction to NATO ships "will be calm, without any sort of hysteria. But of course, there will be an answer," Interfax quoted Mr. Putin as saying during a visit to Uzbekistan.
Asked exactly what measures Russia would take in response to NATO ships in the Black Sea, Mr. Putin was quoted as answering, "You'll see."
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Putin Vows 'An Answer' to NATO Ships Near Georgia
Putin promises Russia will 'answer' increasing number of NATO warships in Black Sea
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with Georgia, but promised that "there will be an answer."
Meanwhile, President Dmitry Medvedev sternly warned the West that it would lose more than Moscow would if it tried to punish Russia with sanctions over the war with Georgia.
READ MORE -- http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5704680
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MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said today that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with Georgia, but promised that "there will be an answer."
Meanwhile, President Medvedev sternly warned the West that it would lose more than Moscow would if it tried to punish Russia with sanctions over the war with Georgia.
Russia has repeatedly complained that NATO has too many warships in the Black Sea. A Foreign Ministry spokesman, Andrei Nesterenko, said today that currently there are two American, one Polish, one Spanish, and one German ship there.
"We don't understand what American ships are doing on the Georgian shores, but this is a question of taste, it's a decision by our American colleagues," Mr. Putin reportedly said. "The second question is why the humanitarian aid is being delivered on naval vessels armed with the newest rocket systems."
Russia's reaction to NATO ships "will be calm, without any sort of hysteria. But of course, there will be an answer," Interfax quoted Mr. Putin as saying during a visit to Uzbekistan.
Asked exactly what measures Russia would take in response to NATO ships in the Black Sea, Mr. Putin was quoted as answering, "You'll see."
READ MORE -- http://www.nysun.com/foreign/putin-promises-answer-to-nato-deployment-in-black/85033/
Putin Vows 'An Answer' to NATO Ships Near Georgia
Putin promises Russia will 'answer' increasing number of NATO warships in Black Sea
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will respond calmly to an increase in NATO ships in the Black Sea in the aftermath of the short war with Georgia, but promised that "there will be an answer."
Meanwhile, President Dmitry Medvedev sternly warned the West that it would lose more than Moscow would if it tried to punish Russia with sanctions over the war with Georgia.
READ MORE -- http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5704680