Nationalist interests

The Estonian daily Postimees was not particularly surprised by Medvedev's announcement: "Let's say Iskander missiles are indeed set up in the Kaliningrad area. So what? Let us not forget that Medvedev's speech was preceded by the annual speech of predecessor Vladimir Putin in which he announced that Russia would be upgrading its weapons arsenal. ... What's more, Moscow already threatened to aim its nuclear weapons at Poland and the Czech Republic when they signed the agreements with the US. And why not Ukraine, too, if it refuses to give up its bid for Nato membership? Russia is dictated by nationalist interests and tends to embark on adventures with an aggressive and expansionist undertone, although that almost sounds like a cliché."

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