Posts Tagged ‘NATO’
Posted on February 18, 2010 - by Venik
Mistral for Russia
France’s decision to sell four Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia was met with heavy criticism in the US, Georgia and the Baltic States. Interestingly enough, Russia’s decision to buy the four vessels for more than $2 billion was met with a lot of criticism within Russia as well. This is really the first time in [...]
Posted on October 1, 2009 - by Venik
War in Georgia: Reviewing EU Findings
As some of you may have heard, the international fact-finding mission (IIFFMCG) organized by the EU to investigate the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia has finally released its final report. As was expected, most of the blame for starting the war went to Georgia. Russia’s “fault”, according to the investigators, for the most part [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
CSTO leaders sign rapid-reaction force deal without Belarus
MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti) – The leaders of the post-Soviet CSTO security bloc have signed an agreement on creating a joint rapid-reaction force without a signature from Belarus, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday. Belarus pulled out of the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Post-Soviet security bloc launches summit in Moscow
MOSCOW, June 14 (RIA Novosti) – A summit of the post-Soviet CSTO security bloc leaders opened in Moscow on Sunday in the absence of the Belarusian president, who pulled out of the meeting in protest against Russia’s trade restrictions. The summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization comprising Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan and [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Preventing a New Crimean War
Russian troops entering South Ossetia last year after a Georgian offensive to retake the secessionist territory was repulsed by Russia. The Russia-Georgia War in August 2008 has seriously exacerbated Russia’s already damaged relationships with the West. If the Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain, had won last November’s election in the United States, the two [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Is NATO Disrupting Russia 'Reset'?
This article originally appeared in The Washington Times Only a couple of short months after the United States and Russia exchanged encouraging remarks about resetting troubled relations, the two countries find themselves again at odds over Georgia. Last week, NATO began monthlong military exercises in Georgia that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called an “open [...]
Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Dispute Over Dairy Products Strains Russia-Belarus Ties (New York Times)
Dispute Over Dairy Products Strains Russia-Belarus Ties Sign In to E-Mail Print Reprints By ELLEN BARRY Published: June 14, 2009 MOSCOW — Furious over a Russian ban on imported Belarussian milk products, the president of Belarus on Sunday boycotted a planned summit meeting of post-Soviet states whose centerpiece was the start of a joint military [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Russia, Belarus up war of words as rift widens (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 World News)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The rift between Russia and Belarus deepened on Sunday when Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko snubbed a security summit in Moscow in protest at Russia's "trade war" against his nation. Ties between the former Soviet republics have been strained since 2007. Minsk is angry at rising prices for Russian gas and Moscow by [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus-Russia rift widens, Minsk snubs Moscow meet (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Belarus on Sunday signalled a growing rift with Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko did not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest against a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Skip related content Related photos / videos Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko listens to a question during an interview in Minsk Enlarge photo Ties [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus-Russia rift widens, Minsk snubs Moscow meet (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Sunday signaled a growing rift with Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko did not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest against a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Ties between the former Soviet republics have been strained since 2007. Minsk is angry at rising prices for Russian gas [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus-Russia rift widens as Minsk snubs Moscow meet (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Sunday signaled a growing rift with ally Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko would not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest at a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Ties between former Soviet republics Russia and Belarus have been strained since 2007, with Minsk upset at steadily rising [...]
Posted on June 14, 2009 - by Venik
Belarus-Russia rift widens as Minsk snubs Moscow meet (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 World News)
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Sunday signalled a growing rift with ally Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko would not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest at a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Ties between former Soviet republics Russia and Belarus have been strained since 2007, with Minsk upset at steadily rising [...]
Posted on February 20, 2009 - by Venik
Obama’s Idol
When in the course of human events, a legend becomes greater than the man, prick of the hollow needle of history helps let out stale air of misconceptions. The Great Emancipator might not have thought Negroes were actual men, but Honest Abe indeed was honest and consistent in his believes and statements to that end. [...]
Posted on February 17, 2009 - by Venik
When subs collide
As we now know, a British and a French nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarines collided in the Atlantic earlier this month. Amazingly, the first newspaper to report the incident and to prompt the official admission of the accident was The Sun tabloid. The Royal Navy said that the subs “came into contact at very low speeds”, calling [...]
