A stiffer voice from Moscow

Andrei Kozyrev's bid to pressurize member nations of NATO into accepting Ukraine's terms for continuing its nuclear weapons program invoked a sharp response from the Western nations which demanded Ukraine's compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Russia's stance on Ukraine's nuclear weapons isolated it from the rest of the NATO members, and Russia is seen as a threat to stability and international security in the European continent. Warren Christopher, US Secretary of State, refused to comply with Russian foreign policy, which seems to be an image-building tactic of Andrei Kozyrev on the eve of elections to the State Duma.