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Prospects for Stationing U.S. Heavy Weapons in Central and Eastern Europe The “war of words” that is heating up between Russia and individual NATO countries in connection with plans to deploy significant military force in Europe is becoming increasingly strained. At first glance, such militant rhetoric could be explained by the escalation of the conflict in South-East Ukraine, where the fragile ...
... 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 ...
... Seminar “Helsinki+40 Process: Prospects for Strengthening the OSCE” that took place in Moscow on Sept. 25 . Russia Direct: What lessons should the OSCE and the world learn from the Ukrainian crisis? Andrey Kortunov: It seems to me that the Ukrainian crisis has revealed the extreme weakness of European security institutions, including the Russia-NATO Council and other NATO and EU agencies. Of course, in comparison with these organizations, the OSCE did pretty well in Ukraine regardless of its flaws. Yes, it was not so fast. Yes, it came too late. Yes, it did little. Yes, it might not be effective ...
... (neo-European) supporters as proven errors and unreasonable concessions to “aggressive” Russia, which is perceived by Moscow as an indicator of the weakness of the West and a sign for attack. The formula that “Ukraine will become a member of NATO” no longer reflects s political and diplomatic compromise with Moscow, which has been revoked by the Ukrainian crisis and the acute Russian-Western conflict. The emphasis in this formula has been put on the word “will”, while the implied “someday” has been replaced by the newly relevant “how and when.” REUTERS/Gleb ...
... appears to be a piece aimed at making the mudslinging more convincing. Russia's Attitude REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Alexei Fenenko: Is Ukrainian Crisis the Last for Russia? As far as airspace encounters are concerned, Russia's official view, mostly responding to ... ... of the USSR and late 2000s Russian long-range aircraft did not practice regular training flights [19] . In terms of threats, NATO and the United States appear to be much more concerned about the developments along the Russian-Ukrainian border and the ...
... goals. Should the cease-fire be allowed to break down completely, the danger of a big war in Ukraine will immediately reappear. This scenario must be absolutely barred, as it risks escalation to a full-scale military confrontation between Russia and NATO. However, mere avoidance of war is not good enough. The perilous political dynamics in Eastern Europe need to be reversed. To do that, the following immediate steps are in order. 1. Deploying OSCE military observers, in sufficient numbers and appropriately ...
... all the cards. There are things with which Russia can respond to the sanctions. If necessary, Russia can completely block all NATO cargo deliveries to Afghanistan, close the airspace, and withdraw from arms agreements that are disadvantageous for us. These ... ... Russia, and, in my opinion, by all means have to mount an adequate response. What has Russia managed to achieve in terms of the Ukrainian crisis, and what are the prospects of the latter’s settlement? Russia succeeded in working out a cease-fire and ...
... play the Russian card and to portray us as a threat. Now this idea is being fuelled, including at the latest NATO summit in Newport, although it was during those same days that Russia’s efforts brought about some chances of getting out of the Ukrainian crisis! We have repeatedly asked our Western colleagues: is it necessary to expand NATO, probably it would be better to bear in mind the OSCE, the equal and indivisible security for all? We were told: you see, the Baltic countries have some phobias after being part of the USSR, they longed for independence, finally they got it, but ...
... [12] . Ghosts of the Cold War scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net RAF Typhoon multi-role fighter aircraft have deployed to the former Soviet air base at Siauliai in central Lithuania for a four month deployment operating alongside the Polish Air Force to secure NATO airspace in the Baltic region The Ukrainian crisis has severely aggravated an already tense situation. In early March, the U.S. more than doubled the number of F-15C fighter jets on NATO air patrol missions in the Baltics from 4 to 10 fighters [13] . Frequent flights of Russian reconnaissance ...
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