Medvedev: Russia won't be forced into isolation
Comments appear to be response to Rice's warning to Russia
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice s
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cast doubt Thursday on whether Russia will continue to be brought into the global economic fold, drawing a strong response from Russia's president.
updated 9:15 a.m. ET, Fri., Sept. 19, 2008
MOSCOW - President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that Russia would not yield to Western pressure or be pushed into isolation over the war in Georgia.
Medvedev's comments appeared to be a response to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who warned Russia on Thursday that its policies have put it on a path to isolation and irrelevance.
Medvedev dismissed a claim that Russia was sliding back to authoritarianism.