Contents tagged with NATO
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Juncker asserts that the creation of a European army is inevitable
In the long term, the U.S. will refuse to provide European security, which is why it's necessary to seriously consider the creation of a European army, according to the head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, RIA Novosti reports.
"We need to give a new course to the issue of a European Defense Union up to the creation of a European army. This is the music of the future and it has already sounded but many Europeans are not hearing it yet," Juncker said, but also added that the EU …
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NATO begins patrol operations in the Mediterranean Sea
On Wednesday, November 9th, NATO began a constant patrol operation in the Mediterranean, codenamed “Sea Guardian.” Three ships and two submarines will run patrols in the central Mediterranean region under the auspices of NATO. The naval forces include Italian frigate IST Aviere, Bulgarian frigate BGS Verni, Turkish frigate TCG Gemlik, Greek submarine HS Papanikolis and Spanish ESPS Mistral.
From the air, the mission will be supported by rotations of aircraft from Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece …
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US, German and Swedish aircraft conducted reconnaissance flights near Russian borders
According to Russia's TASS news agency, on Monday, aircrafts from the air forces of the United States, German Naval Forces and Swedish Air Forces made a simultaneous approach to the maritime borders of the Kaliningrad region to perform operational reconnaissance tasks. According to the agency the information was initially reported by western websites monitoring the movement of military aviation.
As was reported, at approximately 12:30 an aircraft from the US Air Forces was recorded near the …
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Peskov: NATO's aggressive nature cannot be eradicated
NATO’s aggressive nature is impossible to eradicate, despite the fact that there are no blocs opposing them. This was said by the press secretary of the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov. He said this in response to statements made by NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, on the strengthening of the Alliance’s forces in response to the development of Russian activity.
“Stoltenberg’s statements once again testify to the aggressive nature of the organization,” Peskov began. “Despite the fact …
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Stoltenberg: NATO is preparing to strengthen its collective security
NATO is preparing for a "major strengthening" of collective security in response to the growing aggressiveness of Russia. On Monday, November 7th, the head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, made this announcement to the British newspaper The Times.
According to him, NATO is forced to respond to the challenge because Russia has significantly increased its military capacity for several years. Since 2000, they increased defense spending thrice. They use military force against its neighbors and they …
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Ukraine agrees with NATO on the establishment of a new command system for the Ukrainian military
Ukraine agrees with the NATO military alliance on the establishment of a new command and control system, the C4ISR, as part of their Armed forces, as the head of the Ukrainian parliamentary delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Iryna Friz, told journalists, Xinhua reports."We are working on an agreement regarding the need to establish the C4ISR command and control system as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It will be a real revolution for our army," Friz said.The C4ISR system …
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NATO troops will be deployed 70 km from Russia's Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad
In January 2017, divisions and equipment of NATO’s Armored Brigade Combat Team will be deployed to Poland, Radio Poland reported. Initially, they will be deployed in the territory of western Poland between cities of Drawsko Pomorskie and Żagań. Afterwards, its other divisions will be deployed in other regions of the country.
In April 2017, the U.S. NATO battalion will be deployed to the testing ground in Orzysz, which is located a distance of 70 kilometers from the border with Kaliningrad.
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Montenegro could join NATO by spring 2017
In spite of strong resistance from Russia, Montenegro is on its way of establishing closer ties with NATO. “The country can become a NATO member by spring 2017,” stated the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Rose Gottemoeller.
Montenegro will become a NATO member after all 28 NATO member countries ratify the agreement in their parliaments, said Gottemoeller, adding that the process is moving along very smoothly.
Previously, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milo Đukanović, accused Russia of …
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U.S. to deploy 5,700 soldiers to Eastern Europe
The U.S. will deploy 5,700 soldiers to Eastern Europe as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, according a U.S. army press release.
The U.S. forces are expected to arrive in Poland, the Baltic States, and Romania this winter.
The units set for redeployment include armored brigades and combat aviation brigades.
“Armored and aviation brigade rotations are scheduled into the foreseeable future, though specific units have not yet been identified. Their presence enhances the deterrence capabilities …
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Russia and Belarus to consider increased NATO activity
When conducting the West 2017 strategic exercises scheduled for September of next year, Russia and Belarus will take into account the increase in activity by NATO near the borders of the Union states [Belarus and Russia].
As Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, who was in Minsk on a visit, specified, maneuvers will be carried out at several training sites in Russia and Belarus. “In developing scenarios and planning exercises, the situation related to increasing activities of NATO near the …