PICKERING ON RUSSIA AND NATO.

U.S. ambassador to Russia Thomas Pickering suggested yesterday that Moscow was shooting itself in the foot by viewing NATO as a threat, rather than as a pillar of a European security system that might also contribute to stability in Russia. In remarks to the Duma’s international affairs committee, Pickering also said that the United States had not ruled out the possibility that Russia itself would eventually join NATO. (Interfax, May 20)

Seleznev Blasts CIS Summit’s Endorsement of Yeltsin’s Reelection.