MOSCOW SEEKS ALLIES AGAINST NATO EXPANSION.

FederationCouncil chairman Vladimir Shumeiko visited Romania as part ofa Russian effort to block any expansion of the Western defensealliance, Itar-Tass reported June 27. Shumeiko told the news servicethat Bucharest shared Moscow’s views on this issue and wonderedwhat the purpose of NATO expansion really was.

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