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Expert says Russians trying to maintain world status

March 30, 1999 By admin

Many wonder when, or if, Russia will take action in response to the U-S-ledattacks on Kosovo. University of Northern Iowa political science professorKen Basom says the Russian prime minister made a serious statement by -not-coming to the U-S as scheduled last week at the start of the attacks.Basom says the relatively weak Russian government is still trying to showthat it has influence on the world stage:Basom says the U-S-led attacks on Kosovo put Russia in an awkward positionbecause of Russia’s widespread economic problems:If NATO moves into a ground phase, Basom says there’s a possibility moreRussian military hardware will end up in Yugoslavia to be used to fight backthe allied attacks.

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