Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that any potential expansion by NATO into former Yugoslav republics could be seen by Russia as a "provocation".
Montenegro, Macedonia and Bosnia have all expressed willingness to join the Western military alliance, following the path of fellow former-Yugoslav republic Croatia, which became a member of NATO in 2009.
Jake Rashbass reports.
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