Contents tagged with NATO
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Russian goverment official: Russia will aim nuclear weapons at NATO facilities in response to aggression from the alliance
Russia could aim its nuclear weapons at any NATO facility in response to aggressive actions by the alliance and NATO’s attempts to “draw into its orbit more and more countries,” the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, Franz Klintsevich, said to reporters.
“In response to the aggressive actions of NATO, the attempts of the alliance to draw into its orbit more and more countries, Russia will give a harsh and unequivocal answer. We will aim our …
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Stoltenberg: NATO's expansion is not a provocation
The Secretary-General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, stated on Thursday that he doesn’t agree with Moscow’s opinion that the expansion of the alliance is provocative in nature.
"No, I don’t understand the opinion that NATO’s expansion in central Europe is a provocative stance as is expressed in Russia," he said, while lecturing at Oxford University.
Stoltenberg stressed that each country is free to choose its own way.
"It is not NATO that is expanding, but Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and …
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Rumsfeld: Georgia's application for membership in NATO should be sped up
According to former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Washington should help Georgia become an active participant in NATO’s regional strategy, the Voice of America reported.
Rumsfeld noted that Georgia can play an important role "in the strategies of any consortium within the framework of NATO regarding the protection of the Black Sea and the ‘New Europe’ from Russian adventurism."
"Georgia is located on a major transport route leading from the Caspian Sea to America's allies in Europe. …
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Belarus reported increase in military cooperation with the West
Belarus has enhanced its military cooperation with NATO as was stated in an interview with the Belarusian Military Newspaper by the Deputy Chief of the International Military Cooperation Department of the Defense Ministry of the Republic, Dmitry Uporov.
"International military cooperation with the west has enhanced significantly," he noted. "We continue our cooperation with NATO, both the international organization as a whole, and with individual members of the alliance in a bilateral format …
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NATO begins deployment of multinational battalion to Poland
NATO has begun the deployment of a multinational battalion in Poland, in accordance with the decision to establish such units in Poland and the Baltic Countries, allotting one for each state, the Polish Defense Minister, Antoni Macierewicz, said.
"Their stationing has already begun. In January all units will be completed," he said, as reported by TASS.
It is expected that 1,200 soldiers and officers, 1,000 of whom are US military personnel, will arrive in Poland. The battalion will be located …
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US reconnaissance aircraft monitors Russian Navy's flotilla in the Mediterranean
A US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft monitored the activities of the Russian flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea, Interfax reported, citing websites that track the movement of military aircraft.
A Poseidon with tail number 168859 reportedly took off from the Sigonella airbase in Sicily, and proceeded to fly near the Russian Navy’s flotilla located south of Cyprus.
Cases of US reconnaissance aircraft approaching Russian borders and military facilities have become more frequent over the last several …
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NATO recognizes gaps in its defensive capability
NATO-member countries have to fill certain gaps in their defensive capabilities, stated the chairman of the NATO Military Committee, General Petr Pavel in an interview with the television station SVS.
“We all realize that we should fill gaps, enhance deterrent capability and, when necessary, to defend. We know what these gaps are and should focus on filling them and maintaining the advantage in our military capabilities,” Pavel said.
He added that, to achieve this, appropriate funding is …
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NATO fighter jets scrambled twice last week to escort Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea
Last week, NATO fighter jets performing patrol missions over the Baltic States scrambled twice to escort Russian military aircraft, according to the website of the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense. “From the 14-20th of November, NATO fighter jets patrolling the Baltic airspace scrambled twice to intercept Russian military aircraft,” the statement read.
On the 14th of November, NATO fighter jets escorted a Russian IL-76 through the international airspace over the Baltic Sea. The aircraft …
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Putin: Russia will respond to NATO's expansion
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the practice of decision-making in NATO is a cause for concern. Based on this, Russia will take countermeasures in response to the expansion of NATO.
RIA Novosti reported that Putin said this in an interview for the Oliver Stone film ‘Ukraine on fire’, which premiered on the 21st of November on REN TV.
“Why are we reacting so sharply to NATO’s expansion? We are concerned about the practice of decision-making. I know how decisions are made. When a …
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Russia declares that Iskander missiles will be permanently stationed in Kaliningrad
Russia will deploy Iskander missile systems as well as S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft systems in Kaliningrad district, according to the chairman of the Federation Council Defence and Security Committee, Victor Ozerov, as reported by Russia’s RIA news agency.
According to Ozerov, Russia is strengthening its air defense capability on its western border in response to deployment of the American anti-aircraft system in Europe.
“We have to strengthen our system of air defense in this direction, bring …