President Vladimir Putin says Russia will take steps to counter NATO’s expansion to nations on its borders.
In remarks made as part of a documentary film produced by American filmmaker Oliver Stone, to be aired Monday night by Russia’s REN-TV, Putin suggested Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine was motivated by fear over the fate of Sevastopol, where Russia’s Black Sea fleet is based.
Putin said the appearance of U.S. and NATO forces in Sevastopol would have been “very serious.”
He added, apparently referring to the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO: “When a country becomes a member of NATO, it is already very …read more
Source: Voice of America
