Lithuania resists NATO plans to re-engage Moscow, 7 months after ties soured over Georgia war
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Lithuania resists NATO plans to re-engage Moscow, 7 months after ties soured over Georgia war

Mar 5, 2009 at 16:16
BRUSSELS - Lithuania is resisting a bid by the NATO allies to renew ties with Russia.

The tiny Baltic nation says the issue should be discussed at an April 3-4 NATO summit.

US Secretary of States Hillary Rodham Clinton hoped to get a deal on re-engaging with Moscow at a meeting Thursday with her NATO counterparts in Brussels.

But diplomats said Lithuania, a one-time Soviet state, did not want to rush the issue.

NATO's relations with Moscow hit a low after Russia briefly went to war against Georgia last August.

Repairing the frayed relationship could boost President Barack Obama's bid for a stronger bond with Moscow after years of tensions during the Bush administration.

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