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| Medvedev warns on Nato expansion | Medvedev warns on Nato expansion |
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| The incoming Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, has said his country is not happy about the prospect of Ukraine and Georgia joining Nato. | The incoming Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, has said his country is not happy about the prospect of Ukraine and Georgia joining Nato. |
| Speaking in an interview with the Financial Times of London, he said such a move could affect European security. | Speaking in an interview with the Financial Times of London, he said such a move could affect European security. |
| Mr Medvedev said no country would be happy about a military bloc to which it did not belong approaching its borders. | Mr Medvedev said no country would be happy about a military bloc to which it did not belong approaching its borders. |
| Asked about recent troubled relations with the UK, he said he was open to restoring full co-operation. | Asked about recent troubled relations with the UK, he said he was open to restoring full co-operation. |
| Mr Medvedev is succeeding Vladimir Putin after winning a landslide victory in the presidential election earlier this month. | Mr Medvedev is succeeding Vladimir Putin after winning a landslide victory in the presidential election earlier this month. |
| He has pledged to continue the policies of Mr Putin who is expected to become his prime minister. | He has pledged to continue the policies of Mr Putin who is expected to become his prime minister. |
| The issue of admitting Georgia and Ukraine is expected to be discussed at a Nato summit in Bucharest on 2-4 April. | The issue of admitting Georgia and Ukraine is expected to be discussed at a Nato summit in Bucharest on 2-4 April. |
| In a separate development, direct flights between Russia and Georgia are expected to resume on Tuesday, 18 months after Moscow suspended them in a row over alleged spying. | |
| A Georgian passenger plane will fly from Tbilisi to Moscow, returning later in the day. |