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After the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact dissolved, "a real opportunity emerged to make the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) a full-fledged organization providing equal security for all states of the Euro-Atlantic area.""However, the opportunity was missed, because the choice was made in favor" of expanding NATO eastward to Russia's borders.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message. He cancelled plans to attend the May 18 and 19 G8 summit. He won't be with NATO states in Chicago. Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev represents him. Both leaders are justifiably concerned.
Putin participated in the Moscow Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit with most former Soviet Republics.
On May 3 and 4, 50 nations attended the Moscow missile defense conference. Representatives from NATO's 28 states came. So did China, Japan, and South Korea.
At issue was America's so-called missile shield. It represents major friction between Moscow and Washington. So is concern about war on Syria and Iran, as well as Obama administration officials fomenting and backing anti-government protests in Russia.
Putin's not silent. He opposes America's aggressive wars. In February 2007 at Munich's 43rd Conference , he said:
He'd "avoid excessive politness." He said "what (he) really (felt) about international security problems."What is a unipolar world, he asked? "(A)t the end of the day it refers to one type of situation, namely one center of authority, one center of force, one center of decision-making."
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