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Saber-Rattling as the Main Threat for Russia and the U.S., and How to Deal with It

... would keep containing Moscow regardless of “how much money they want to put into this arms race with themselves.” Mattis described Putin’s address as “disappointing but unsurprising.” Military exercises The current credibility crisis and the arms race between Russia and the West provoke them to conduct planned military drills more frequently. In October, NATO will conduct the large-scale maneuvers in Norway, which borders Russia from the northeast. The exercises will involve about 35, 000 soldiers from 30 countries (NATO and their partners). Seventy warships and about 130 planes and jets will be deployed ...

11.05.2018

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A New Arms Race in Eastern and Northern Europe

... in Northern and Central Europe from time to time and belligerent statements from Russia and the West increasingly growing in number. And Ukraine has at last provided the top military brass with an excellent chance to assert their importance. The mini-arms race in the Baltic was launched in April 2004 when Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined NATO. As a matter of fact, the alliance was strengthened by the non-signees of the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE), which means they may any time deploy unlimited weapons as close as 200 kilometers from St. Petersburg. Of course, the Baltic ...

05.05.2015

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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)