VLADIKAVKAZ, November 21 (Itar-Tass) —— The efforts Russia made in the Caucasus in 2008 prevented NATO expansion, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared at a meeting with servicemen of the Southern Military District on Monday.
"If we had given in back in 2008 it would have been a different geopolitical situation now, and a number of countries, which attempted to be dragged into the North Atlantic Alliance, would have been in it already," Medvedev said.
Medvedev praises Russia's efforts in 2008 to prevent NATO expansion
"If we had given in back in 2008 it would have been a different geopolitical situation now," Medvedev said
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