Anti-NATO (group in the Russian State Duma) explained

Anti-NATO is the group of the Russian second State Duma deputies united by a desire to prevent the inclusion of Eastern Europe in NATO. Anti-NATO was formed in the State Duma in 1997 and included 257 members of the State Duma (out of 450) and 47 members of the Federation Council.^[1] It can also mean opposition to and total rejection of NATO.

A majority of Russians were against the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.^[2]

See also

• Controversy in Russia regarding the legitimacy of eastward NATO expansion
• 2006 anti-NATO protests in Feodosia
• Withdrawal from NATO

External links

• "Anti-NATO-enlargement" parliamentary movement

Notes and References

1. http://assembly.coe.int/Main.asp?link=/Documents/WorkingDocs/Doc97/EDOC7866.htm "Anti-NATO-enlargement" parliamentary movement
2. Web site: Russia in Global Affairs . 2022-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070918213837/http://eng.globalaffairs.ru/printver/455.html . 18 September 2007 . dead.