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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1955–2002Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1955

Nikita Sergeyevich KhruschevMay 1955

Government / Government of Russia

West Germany joins NATO, an obstacle to east-west relations

1990

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev1990

Government / Government of Russia

Gorbachev agrees to East & West Germany having a single NATO force

1999

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin2 April 1999

Government / Government of Russia

The Duma postpones a scheduled vote on START II ratification to protest NATO's bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, which started after Serbia refused to halt military actions against Kosovar Albanians seeking autonomy

2000

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin16 February 2000

Government / Government of Russia

Russia and NATO announce a resumption of contacts that were broken in Mar 1999 due to NATO bombing in Yugoslavia

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin2 March 2000

Government / Government of Russia

Putin says that Russia will consider joining NATO if it is treated as an equal partner

2001

Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinNovember 2001

Moscow · Government / Government of Russia

Putin says Russia is ready for closer relationship with NATO

2002

Vladimir Vladimirovich PutinMay 2002

Government / Government of Russia

Russian & NATO agree to establish a NATO Council

Names involved

Mikhail Sergeyevich GorbachevNikita Sergeyevich KhruschevVladimir Vladimirovich Putin

Provenance

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