Russia's problem is that it's too cosmopolitan. Russia's foreign policy should be visionary and resolute. Instead, Medvyedev's statement, demo nstrates that Russia is backward and reactionary in it's foreign policy. Russia's national interest cannot be enhanced because of it's own will. Rather, Russia's interest is only enhanced when the U.S. makes a mistake. Russia needs to take a stand and stop being overly short-termed and pragmatic. Russia has been losing ground for years in the geopolitical game. Take a stand! Back up your partners before its too late.. for your own sake.

@ Kian  someone has to protect the syrians.

Russia Today underlines the "WestMedia" bombardment .. but .. isn't Medvedev falling in their game? .. Giving "advises" to other countries president ..  That is a big mistake to combat the bussiness of democratizing .. by the bigest murder states occidental states in history .. and forcing recolonized countries to 99 years of leonine "contracts" .. besides the robery of their  funds abroad.

The last time I checked, NATO was supposed to protect its members from direct attacks.  Is it becoming the police force of the world?

@ Citizen K

You ask a question and answer it yourself at the same time. Russia is giving unspecified threats true, but it doesn't wink on the possibility to attack Syria. It warns Syria what will happen if nothing changes, and these warns are very correct. If the situation will not change the is a very high possibility that NATO (US) will launch a military operation in Syria. And this is what Medvedev means by his "unspecified threats".

And the beat goes on V. Putin.  NATO gets to keep the partners in the money no matter how the Euro and US$ appear to be floundering, at least Russia has got mail and Georgia's site is clearer for the first goal, thus, appeasing the global partners is the only game in heaven too?  Digit credit in earth as in heaven?

If indeed this is the case and many of us suspect this was the case all along—then why is the President of Russia threatening the President of Syria with some unspecified threats? Is this not a clear sign of giving NATO nods and winks to attack Syria?