Russian president shrugs off Western threats

The Associated Press , Moscow | Wed, 09/03/2008 1:56 AM | World

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow does not fear expulsion from the G-8 over the war in Georgia, adding that the West needs Russia.

In an interview with Italian RAI television broadcast Tuesday, Medvedev also warns NATO that it would lose more than Russia would if ties with Moscow were severed.

He said Moscow would not agree to any contacts with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, whom he called a "political corpse."(and)

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