Russia Halts Military Work With NATO: Norway

A Russian military convoy travels on a road leading to Chorotchku, as a commercial painting on a wall shows Georgian and U.S. national flags, in a small town in Senaki district August 20, 2008. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

From Reuters:

OSLO (Reuters) - Doubts surfaced over the future of military cooperation between NATO and Russia on Wednesday after Norway said Moscow had informed it of a decision to freeze all joint work with the alliance in the row over Georgia.

However Russia's ambassador to NATO played down any future steps, saying the decisions were "of temporary character, of regional character, not global character". A NATO spokeswoman said it had no notification of a Russian move.

"Norway has noted that Russia has decided for the time being to 'freeze' all military cooperation with NATO and allied countries," Norway's Defence Ministry said on its website.

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My Comment: Expect Russia - NATO relations to be on the back seat for the next few months .... and maybe longer.