Polish minister wants to see Russia in NATO

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WARSAW, Mar 31 (Reuters): Russia should be allowed to join NATO one day if it meets the conditions for membership, Poland's foreign minister was quoted as saying Tuesday.
"We need Russia for the resolution of European and global problems. That is why I think it would be good for Russia to join NATO," said Radoslaw Sikorski, a conservative who has often taken a critical stance on Russia.
"This would require not only the democratisation of (Russia's) system but also the introduction of civilian control over the army and the need to calm border disputes," he was quoted by the Gazeta Wyborcza daily as saying. Sikorski said his remarks should be seen in the context of NATO's "open door" policy and that Moscow had sent no signals of wanting to join. Most Russians still view NATO with deep distrust two decades after the end of the Cold War.