Moscow expects to be consulted before Washington spreads the war on terrorism beyond Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published in London on Monday.
“Yes, we expect this. And if this is the case then the decisions will be more mature, they will be better grounded and the implementation of such operations will be more effective,” Putin told The Financial Times in an interview posted on the daily paper's website. The Russian President warned the US particularly against taking military action against Iraq, stressing that the next step in the fight against terrorism should concentrate on cutting off the terror groups' money supply.
And so far I have no confirmation, no evidence that Iraq is financing the terrorists that we are fighting against, He added.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell said in London last week that the United States was consulting its coalition allies before any new military operation. Bureau Report