WARSAW, Poland, July 16 (UPI) -- Eastern European politicians are urging U.S. President Barack Obama to take a firm stand towards Russia when their region is involved, officials said.
Poland's former presidents Lech Walesa and Aleksander Kwasniewski, and former Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel are among 22 politicians who wrote a letter asking Obama not to forget central-eastern Europe and urged him to execute a firm and principled policy towards Moscow, Polish Radio said Thursday.