Russia Warns: No US Military Bases in Ex-Soviet Countries

Russia Warns: No US Military Bases in Ex-Soviet Countries
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 14, 2016. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
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The United States and its European allies must not build any bases in the former Soviet Union or use those countries for military purposes, warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday.

Lavrov, quoted by Russian state-run news agencies RIA and TASS, said the Kremlin found it unacceptable that some European nations are hosting U.S. nuclear weapons and again said Russia is taking measures to stop Ukraine from obtaining similar weapons. He did not provide evidence for the claim.

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