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Russia 'will not take part in Iraq attack' -- official
MOSCOW, Feb 18 (KUNA) -- A senior Russian official said on Wednesday that
Russia would not take part in any US-led military operation against Iraq.
Yuri Baluyevsky, deputy head of Russia's general staff, said: "In the event
of a forceful development of the situation, the military forces of Russia do
not plan any participation in these war actions."
He added that the Russian military was not planning to raise its level of
war preparation, but "some structures of the armed forces that are following
the situation in the Arabian Gulf area are already working in a very intense
regimen." (end)
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