Bush, Basescu meet ahead of NATO summit
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Bush backs Ukraine's NATO hopes
Bush presses NATO for expansion
Bush Seeks NATO Membership for Ukraine and Georgia
FRANCE: French Defence Minister Herve Morin says would oppose Georgia joining NATO alliance if this would antagonise Russia
NATO chief seeks to soothe Russia, Ukraine over potential me
Bush set for last NATO summit
Bush, Basescu meet ahead of NATO summit
(NECN: Romania) - President Bush's drive to set the strategically important Black Sea states of Ukraine and Georgia on track for NATO membership divided allies on Wednesday as France and Germany indicated they would block the expansion plan to prevent a crisis with Russia. Ahead of a three-day NATO summit, Bush lobbied heavily for the two former Soviet republics. Ukraine and Georgia hope the three-day NATO summit opening will grant them a "membership action plan" that would prepare them to join the alliance over the next five-to-10 years. read more
Submission | April 2, 2008
