*'''1 February.'''. Amid rumors of NATO planning to offer membership to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister [[Sergei Lavrov]] warns U.S. Ambassador William Burns that “Nyet Means Nyet.” Russia will react strongly to any move to bring Ukraine or the [[Republic of Georgia]] into NATO. Thanks to WikiLeaks, we have Burns’s original cable from embassy in Moscow. | *'''1 February.'''. Amid rumors of NATO planning to offer membership to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister [[Sergei Lavrov]] warns U.S. Ambassador William Burns that “Nyet Means Nyet.” Russia will react strongly to any move to bring Ukraine or the [[Republic of Georgia]] into NATO. Thanks to WikiLeaks, we have Burns’s original cable from embassy in Moscow. |