MOSCOW, April 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will be forced to strengthen security on its borders if Georgia and Ukraine join NATO, Army General Yury Baluyevsky, chief of the country's General Staff, said on Friday.
At a summit in Bucharest last Thursday, NATO members decided to postpone offering Georgia and Ukraine the chance to join the NATO Membership Action Plan, a key step toward full membership, but promised to review the decision in December.
"Russia will undoubtedly take measures to ensure its security near the state border. These will be both military and other measures," Baluyevsky said.
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Russia is concerned that is Georgia and Ukraine become full members of NATO there will be unrest among citizens against this and possible out lashes towards their country. They have basically said if they are finally accepted as members they will take security measures on their border, but the specifics of these measures has yet to be specified.
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