Posted on 03/21/2003 3:42:12 AM PST by bobi
Friday March 21, 6:57 PM
Putin warns of instability from Iraq war
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin says the conflict in Iraq could spill over into other regions, including ex-Soviet states, Interfax news agency says.
"The crisis has gone beyond the framework of a local conflict and is now a potential source of instability for other regions of the world, including the Commonwealth of Independent States," Putin said, referring to the grouping of 12 former Soviet republics.
Interfax said he was addressing a meeting of senior officials from ex-Soviet states.
How Iraq war relates to the CIS or the former Soviet Republics. I know that 2 helicopters went missing the Chechenia today but I don't see any relation.
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