Putin orders surprise Black Sea military exercises

28 Thursday Mar 2013

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in European News, Foreign Policy, Military and Defense, Russia

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Black Sea Fleet, Black Sea Region, Dmitry Peskov, Russia, Sevastopol, Vladimir Putin

A map showing the location of the Black Sea and some of the large or prominent ports around it. The Sea of Azov and Sea of Marmara are also labelled. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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By Agence France-Presse (Published on Hurriyet Daily News), March 28, 2013Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered surprise military exercises in the Black Sea region involving 7,000 troops and dozens of ships to test the army’s battle readiness, the Kremlin said.

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Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said 36 ships from the Russian Black Sea Fleet‘s base in the Ukrainian Crimean city of Sevastopol and the Russian port of Novorossiisk would be involved in the exercises… (more)

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Russian Navy Command Plans to Deploy Warships in Mediterranean Sea (h16613.com)

A Nordic defensive shield

14 Thursday Mar 2013

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Baltics, European News, Foreign Policy, Military and Defense

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Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, NATO, Russia, Sweden

Map of the geographic situation of Nord Baltic Eight countries. Nordic countries (Demark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) are painted in blue and Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) are painted in green. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Edward Lucas, European Voice, March 14, 2103

Look at a map and the case for closer co-operation between NATO and its non-member neighbours Finland and Sweden seems obvious. Like the alliance’s most vulnerable members, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, they have problems with Russia. By virtue of their membership of the European Union, both Finland and Sweden are committed to collective defence of a kind. Close co-operation with NATO simply makes it more effective. The shibboleths about non-alignment and neutrality look anachronistic… (more)

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Disagreement on missile defence may tell on Russia-NATO cooperation in other areas

12 Tuesday Feb 2013

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Missile Defense, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia, Russia-NATO

Map of NATO historic enlargement in Europe. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Turkish Weekly, Feb. 9, 2013

The lack of agreement on missile defence may negatively affect Russia–NATO cooperation in other areas, too, said Russian Ambassador to NATO, Alexander Grushko, in a statement… (more)

NATO: No Backing Down On Missile Shield (rferl.org)
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Rasmussen Urges Russia to Be Open With NATO About Baltic Drills (brucekanderson.com)
Russia to roll out new hypersonic missiles (indrus.in)
U.S. ‘still interested’ in missile defense cooperation with Russia (panarmenian.net)

Rasmussen Urges Russia to Be Open With NATO About Baltic Drills

04 Monday Feb 2013

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Baltic region, Belarus, NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russia, Secretary General of NATO

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A map of the Baltic region, showing the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Bryan Bradley, Bloomberg, Feb. 1, 2013

Russia should share more information with NATO about military exercises the country conducts in the Baltic region, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.

“We don’t have detailed information about upcoming Russian military exercises,” Rasmussen told reporters today in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, when asked about the West 2013 exercise that Russia and Belarus plan in September. “It’s of utmost importance to demonstrate openness and full transparency when it comes to military exercises.” … (more)

NATO’s Rasmussen Warns Defense Cuts Could Endanger Alliance Power (brucekanderson.com)
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NATO to continue Europe missile plan (rinf.com)
NATO chief dismisses Russian missile defense worry (dailystar.com.lb)

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey Hold Pipeline-Security Exercises

24 Monday Sep 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Caucasus, European News, Foreign Policy, Military and Defense

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Azerbaijan, energy pipeline, Georgia, Military exercise, pipeline security, Russia, Turkey, Turkish Army

Turkish soldiers during the Destined Glory “Loyal Midas” 2005 military exercise, October 7, 2005. Photo by PH1 Timm Duckworth, USN. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, September 24, 2012

Azerbaijani, Georgian and Turkish troops have begun an exercise aimed at improving security for energy pipelines. The exercises near Ankara will last until September 28… (more) ow.ly/2slxkr

CSTO Joint Military Maneuvers Continue In Armenia (brucekanderson.com)
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Navigating the Future: NATO-South Caucasus Partnership

20 Thursday Sep 2012

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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Collective Security Treaty Organisation, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, South Caucasus

The breakaway republics of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh within the Caucasus region, after the South Ossetia war in August 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Valentina M. Gevorgyan, Atlantic Community, September 20, 2012

At the recent Chicago Summit, NATO made sure to prioritize partnerships on its agenda. The South Caucasus region is one that can greatly benefit from NATO partnership, especially where security and justice are concerned. NATO’s efforts in the region should aim at resolving frozen conflicts, including the Nagorno Karabagh conflict… (more) ow.ly/2shrzh

Experts on Caucasus-2012 drills: Russia warns Azerbaijan against war (panarmenian.net)
Russia’s Caucasus War Games (brucekanderson.com)
Nagorno-Karabakh: On The Knife’s Edge (azerbaijanfree.com)
Flashpoint Between Turkey and Iran – The Caucasus Corridor (intelloverwatch.com)
U.S. Army Command develops Caucasus-linked military scenarios (panarmenian.net)

CSTO Exercises Tiptoe Around Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

20 Thursday Sep 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in Caucasus, European News, Foreign Policy, Military and Defense, Russia

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Armenia, Caucasus, Central Asia, Collective Security Treaty Organisation, Military exercise, Russia

Political Map of the Caucasus and Central Asia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Joshua Kucera, The Bug Pit (Eurasianet), September 20, 2012

The Collective Security Treaty Organization has wrapped up its annual military exercises, held this year in Armenia, with the group’s general secretary saying the group needs to create its own military forces, including air forces, in Central Asia. But at a time of heightened tensions in the Caucasus, the drills took a relatively low profile… (more) http://ow.ly/2sgQSy

Post-Soviet military alliance hold drills (upi.com)
Russian Defense Minister to visit Armenia (panarmenian.net)
Experts on Caucasus-2012 drills: Russia warns Azerbaijan against war (panarmenian.net)

Russian Military Starts Maneuvers Near Dushanbe

19 Wednesday Sep 2012

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Military exercise, military training, Russia, Tajikistan

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, September 19, 2012

Russian troops have started tactical military exercises at Russia’s Lyaur military test field near the Tajik capital, Dushanbe… (more) ow.ly/1mww3d

Russian Military Delegation Discusses Future Of Tajik Bases (rferl.org)
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U.S. and Russia in a new standoff (phantomreport.com)

Russia’s Caucasus War Games

18 Tuesday Sep 2012

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Armenia, Caucasus, Collective Security Treaty Organisation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Russians, Tajikistan

Administrative map of Caucasus in USSR, 1957-1991 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Every time Russia comes to play war in the Caucasus, a sense of alert spreads in the neighborhood. And it does not help if the Russians are running around with guns for two separate war games at the same time… (more) ow.ly/1mvgzzBy Giorgi Lomsadze, Eurasianet, September 18, 2012

CSTO Stages Military Exercises In Armenia (rferl.org)
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Defense Ministry: Armenia didn’t specify dates for CSTO maneuvers (panarmenian.net)

CSTO Joint Military Maneuvers Continue In Armenia

18 Tuesday Sep 2012

Posted by Bruce K. Anderson in European News

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Armenia, Belarus, Collective Security Treaty Organisation, Collective Security Treaty Organization, CSTO, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Military exercise, Russia, Tajikistan

Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, September 17, 2012

Joint military exercises of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), involving about 2,000 troops from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan, are under way at Armenia’s Marshal Baghramian training ground. The war games, which kicked off on September 15 and will run until September 19… (more) http://ow.ly/1mudY3

CSTO 2012 military drills in Armenia postponed (panarmenian.net)
And then there were five (thehindu.com)

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Putin orders surprise Black Sea military exercises

A Nordic defensive shield

Disagreement on missile defence may tell on Russia-NATO cooperation in other areas

Rasmussen Urges Russia to Be Open With NATO About Baltic Drills

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey Hold Pipeline-Security Exercises

Navigating the Future: NATO-South Caucasus Partnership

CSTO Exercises Tiptoe Around Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict

Russian Military Starts Maneuvers Near Dushanbe

Russia’s Caucasus War Games

CSTO Joint Military Maneuvers Continue In Armenia

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