& Quot; President Trump, perhaps, considers, that NATO is out of date, but Vladimir Putin is obviously no. The Russian leader is still full of enthusiasm, when it comes to extreme and sometimes counter-productive measures to stop the expansion of the Alliance, as demonstrated uncharacteristic quarrel between the Kremlin and the government generally Russophile Greece & quot;, – writes editionThe Washington Post.
& Quot; The problems began in June, when, after the dispute had dragged on for decades left the Greek government Alexis Tsipras, finally, has reached an agreement with Macedonia, whose name dispute Athens since, as a quarter of a century ago, it became an independent state. In exchange for the adoption of its neighbor, the name Republic of Northern Macedonia, Greece agreed to unblock a small Balkan country's accession to NATO and the EU & quot;, – It reminds the edition.
& Quot; According to the Greek authorities, Russia tried to bribe the Greek clergy and officials, that they opposed the agreement; According to the Prime Minister of Macedonia, Moscow has transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars there the NATO opponents, including football hooligans, which paid for the device disorder & quot;, – According to the newspaper. Editorial recalls, that Russia is also trying to prevent the entry into NATO of Montenegro.
Row over Macedonia is a reminder, that in its quest to rebuild Russia's status as a superpower, Putin often overdoing, believes edition. & Quot; With or without it Trump, macedonia, perhaps, joins NATO & quot;, – the paper concludes.
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