In an interview with David Frost broadcast on the [[BBC]] on March 13, 2000, Putin expressed his desire to see Russia join [[NATO]]:<ref>https://www.gazeta.ru/2001/02/28/putin_i_bbc.shtml</ref>
In an interview with David Frost broadcast on the [[BBC]] on March 13, 2000, Putin expressed his desire to see Russia join [[NATO]]:<ref>https://www.gazeta.ru/2001/02/28/putin_i_bbc.shtml</ref>
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[[File:Putin unkown soldier.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Putin lays a wreath a the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.]]
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[[File:Putin unknown soldier.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Putin lays a wreath a the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the anniversary of the German invasion of the Soviet Union.]]
{{quotebox-float|'''Frost: Tell me about your views on NATO, if you would. Do you see NATO as a potential partner, or rival, or an enemy?'''
{{quotebox-float|'''Frost: Tell me about your views on NATO, if you would. Do you see NATO as a potential partner, or rival, or an enemy?'''