Putin slams US for making world more dangerous

bestquality · 02-11-2007, 06:12 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-frontal attack on the United States Saturday, saying it had made the world a more dangerous place and left successive conflicts unresolved.

Addressing an audience of senior officials and politicians including many from the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Putin said the United States had "overstepped" its borders with disastrous results.

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sb225 · 02-11-2007, 11:01 AM

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waltky · 08-22-2007, 08:30 PM

Vladimir has no room to talk...

Jets encounter Russian bombers
August 22, 2007 -- Pictures show UK fighters encountering Russian bombers over the Atlantic; Encounter came on the same day Russia resumed bomber patrols; Russian president announces plans for military aviation expansion; Encounter comes amid Russian assertiveness and tensions with the West

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New photos released this week show British air force jets shadowing Russian bombers over the North Atlantic Ocean in scenes that echo the Cold War and highlight Moscow's growing assertiveness. The images from Britain's Ministry of Defence show an encounter outside British airspace last Friday between the Royal Air Force's (RAF) new Typhoon F2 aircraft and one of several Russian Bear-H bombers.

The incident comes as Moscow seeks to raise its military profile. The encounter happened on the same day that Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, announced it was to resume the Soviet-era practice of continuous long-range bomber patrols on a permanent basis. The move is regarded by analysts as one of several signs of growing Russian assertiveness.

Also Tuesday Putin announced plans to revive Russia's aviation industry after more than a decade of post-Soviet under-funding, Reuters said. Opening the MAKS-2007 airshow at the Zhukovsky airbase, east of Moscow, Putin said that "Russia ... faces the task of maintaining supremacy in producing military aircraft", according to the agency.

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waltky · 09-03-2007, 09:34 PM

Russia makin' Israel nervous...

Israel's security and the Russian navy
03 September 2007 - A new and potentially destabilising factor could emerge in the Middle East in the foreseeable future

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What are the possible consequences of a permanent Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean? Israeli military planners have been grappling with this question since Admiral Vladimir Masorin, the commander of Russian Naval Forces, said in August: "For the Black Sea fleet, the Mediterranean has the highest strategic importance... I think a permanent presence of the Russian navy should be restored there."

Masorin's view was seconded by Admiral Eduard Baltin, the former commander of the Russian Black Sea fleet, who said: "The Soviet navy had the capability to keep a permanent naval group in the Mediterranean... Russia can now ensure a military-political presence there." Assuming that Admiral Masorin's words represent the views of the Russian military and the Kremlin, a new and potentially destabilising factor could emerge in the Middle East in the foreseeable future.

Israeli experts say the presence of a Russian naval force, most likely based in the Syrian port of Tartus, would represent a significant strengthening of Russian intelligence gathering capabilities in the region. The Russian navy is considered to have high-quality electronic equipment capable of observing new weapons systems and intercepting communications.

Intelligence experts point to Russian President Vladimir Putin's emphasis on the importance of intelligence gathering during a meeting of top military brass on 25 July. The Israeli press has speculated the products of these efforts could be shared with the Syrian and other governments hostile to Israel in the region and, in the worst case scenario, with Iran.

Israel's security and the Russian navy - Jane's Naval Forces News

waltky · 09-05-2007, 07:14 PM

Russkies up to no good...

Long-range Russian bombers to fly again
Sept. 5, 2007 -- Russian air force crews worked Wednesday to prepare long-range bomber patrols set to resume Thursday after 15 years.

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The Tu-95MS Bear-H strategic bombers will fly from seven military airports and patrol commercial shipping and economic production zones in remote regions as they did in the Soviet era, the Novosti news agency reported.

The flights were ordered on Aug. 17 by President Vladimir Putin, who said while Russia abandoned the practice, "unfortunately not everyone followed our example," widely seen as a reference to the United States.

Moscow and Washington are at odds over U.S. plans to build missile defense sites in Eastern Europe. Tension is also mounting between the two countries along with Canada, Finland and Denmark over Arctic sovereignty with regard to shipping routes and energy exploration.

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waltky · 09-06-2007, 10:20 PM

Russia not helping to qualm fears of a new Cold War...

Norwegian, British Jets Scramble To Ward Off Russian Bombers
Sep 6, 2007 - Norwegian, British Fighters Scramble to Monitor 8 Russian Bombers, Defense Officials Say

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Norwegian F-16 fighters scrambled twice Thursday to monitor a flight of eight Russia bombers that neared the Nordic country's territory in the latest show of air power by the Kremlin, defense officials said. The British Ministry of Defense separately confirmed that British jets were also involved, but did not give immediate details.

Russian news agencies quoted air force spokesman Alexander Drobyshevsky as saying the long-range bombers had begun patrols of distant areas of the globe late Wednesday, in accordance with plans announced by President Vladimir Putin for a resumption of the flights.

Lt. Col. John Inge Oeglaend, of the Norwegian Joint Headquarters, said the bombers, all Tu-95s, neared but did not enter Norwegian airspace in the far north. "They followed a normal route in international airspace," he said by telephone from the western Norway port of Stavanger. He said they flew near Norway's northern tip over the Barents Sea, then over the North Atlantic and back.

Oeglaend said two Norwegian fighters were sent up both times that the Russian aircraft approached Norway, in keeping with normal practice. The Tu-95 bombers began the patrols "over the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans involving in-flight refueling," ITAR-Tass and Interfax quoted Drobyshevsky as saying.

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09-08-2007, 04:26 PM

Waltky is correct.

waltky · 09-12-2007, 08:04 AM

Uncle Ferd n' possum out in the shed workin' on inventin' a vacuum cannon, gonna knock `em outta the sky if they come around here...

Russia tests 'father of all bombs'
September 12, 2007 - RUSSIA has tested the world's most powerful vacuum bomb, which unleashes a destructive shockwave with the power of a nuclear blast but which it says is much more environmentally friendly.

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The bomb is the latest in a series of new Russian weapons and policy moves as President Vladimir Putin tries to reassert Moscow's role on the international stage. The military has dubbed it the "father of all bombs" because it is much stronger than the US-built Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb - MOAB, also known under its name "Mother of All Bombs".

"So, Russian designers called the new weapon 'Father of All Bombs'," a report said. "Test results of the new airborne weapon have shown that its efficiency and power is commensurate with a nuclear weapon," Alexander Rukshin, Russian deputy armed forces chief of staff, told Russia's state ORT First Channel television. The same report was later shown on the state-sponsored Vesti channel.

"You will now see it in action, the bomb which has no match in the world is being tested at a military site." It showed a Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber dropping the bomb over a testing ground. A large explosion followed.

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waltky · 09-22-2007, 05:13 AM

Yo, Vlad... how about knockin' off with the bombers? Ya makin' Iceland nervous...

Two Russian bombers spotted near Iceland
Sept. 21, 2007 -- Two far-reaching Russian Tupolev 95 bombers entered the Icelandic air observation zone north of the country on Thursday morning, said reports reaching here from Reykjavik on Friday.

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British military jets flew towards the bombers and followed them to the northern limits of the observation zone, Morgunbladid reported. The Russian aircraft circled Iceland and flew as close as 43 nautical miles offshore, but without entering Icelandic airspace, the newspaper said.

According to a statement from Iceland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it received information from Russia about the flight on Wednesday night.

Iceland's Radar Agency monitored the bombers during the entire flight and exchanged information with appropriate military authorities within NATO, including Norway and Britain. Earlier this month eight Russian military jets reportedly flew near Iceland without notifying Icelandic authorities.

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waltky · 10-14-2007, 05:45 PM

Iranians gonna give him a warm Shia welcome...

Russian News Reports: Assassins Planning to Kill Putin in Iran
14 October 2007 - Russian news reports say President Vladimir Putin has been told of a plot to assassinate him when he visits Iran this week.

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The Interfax news sgency said Sunday that suicide bombers have been training to attack Mr. Putin.

The Kremlin has not commented. But a member of Russia's parliamentary security committee tells Russian television that the information came from intelligence sources which could be considered highly reliable.

Iran's Foreign Ministry calls the reports totally baseless and says they are aimed at undermining Russian-Iranian relations.

Mr. Putin is scheduled to arrive in Tehran Monday and plans to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They plan to attend Tuesday's summit of nations bordering the Caspian Sea.

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waltky · 10-15-2007, 08:28 PM

Condi warnin' us...

Rice airs concern at Russia's military build-up
Washington, Oct 15 : The US administration is concerned about Russia's rapid increase in military spending and recently resumed patrol flights by its strategic bombers, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said.

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According to Russia's three-year federal budget, defence spending in 2008 will grow 16.3 percent over the figure in 2007 to 956 billion rubles ($36.8 billion), and is set to total 1.184 trillion rubles ($45.5 billion) by 2010.

'I think the rapid growth in Russian military spending definitely bears watching,' Rice said in an interview with ABC News Sunday. 'And frankly, some of the efforts - for instance, Bear flights in areas that we haven't seen for a while - are really not helpful to security.'

Moscow announced in mid-August that patrol flights of Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers had resumed and would continue on a permanent basis. The patrol areas include the edge of the US and NATO airspace off the coasts of Alaska, Britain and Guam.

'We don't have an adversarial relationship with Russia any longer, and I would sincerely hope that Russian military activities, as well as Russian military expenditures, would reflect that,' Rice said.

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waltky · 10-18-2007, 06:00 PM

Granny says Fearless W gonna have to smack `im back in his place...

Putin touts new nuclear weapon, attacks US foreign policy
18 October 2007 : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced "grandiose" military plans, including development of a new nuclear weapon, and attacked US policies in Iraq and Iran.

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Putin, who must step down at the end of his second term next year, also said he would back the ruling United Russia party in December parliamentary elections, confirming that he wants to retain major political influence. In a phone-in broadcast live on state television, Putin told servicemen at the Plesetsk nuclear missile base that Russia would build another nuclear submarine next year and was also planning a "completely new" atomic weapon, about which he did not elaborate.

"We have grandiose plans and they are absolutely realistic," Putin said, speaking hours after the military announced the successful test firing of a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile. He called the US intervention in Iraq a "dead end" and called on Washington to set a deadline for the withdrawal of troops.

Saying that Iraq was invaded because of its oil wealth, Putin assured one caller that Russia could not suffer the same fate. To think so, he said, was "political erotica." Putin then swiped at Washington's tough stand on Iran, saying Russia's insistence on negotiations over its nuclear power programme was better than "threats, sanctions or even force."

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waltky · 11-07-2007, 06:00 PM

Russia welchin' on the treaty...

Russia suspends arms treaty
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, Russia says that the CFE treaty has become meaningless

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Russia's parliament has voted to suspend Moscow's support for a key treaty limiting the deployment of armed forces along its border with Europe.

Parliament's lower house, the Duma, unanimously agreed to temporarily abandon the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe treaty (CFE).

The bill still faces approval in the upper house in December before President Vladimir Putin can sign it. The CFE is one of many issues recently putting Moscow at odds with the West. The Duma approved the bill in the 418-0 vote.

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Russia blamed as Georgian riots rage
Thursday November 08, 2007 - President Mikhail Saakashvili has declared a state of emergency in the Georgian capital Tbilisi after police fought pitched battles with protesters, and the prime minister said there had been an attempt at a coup.

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"The president has declared a state of emergency in Tbilisi and this decision will be submitted to parliament within 48 hours," Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli said on television. "There was an attempt at a coup and creating disorder."

Riot police armed with batons repeatedly clubbed and kicked unarmed demonstrators in Tbilisi, firing tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the streets, reporters at the scene said. Special forces stormed an opposition TV station and Saakashvili blamed Russia for the crisis in the former Soviet state, now an US ally.

Saakashvili announced he was expelling three Russian diplomats from Georgia and withdrawing his ambassador from Moscow, claiming he had evidence that Russian intelligence was behind six days of mass protests.

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Georgia accuses Russia of attempting coup
7 Nov. 2007 - Georgia's president announces a state of emergency; President Mikhail Saakashvili blamed Russia for fomenting the unrest; Security forces were trying to end five days of protests that drew thousands;
Demonstrators later returned and renewed their calls for president's resignation

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U.S.-allied President Mikhail Saakashvili declared a state of emergency Wednesday in the capital of Georgia, where six days of demonstrations have fueled a worsening crisis. Saakashvili has blamed Russia for fomenting the unrest in the former Soviet nation. His prime minister, Zurab Nogaideli, said in a televised statement that there had been an effort to overthrow the pro-Western government.

"An attempt to conduct a coup was made, and we had to react to that," Nogaideli said. The emergency declaration "will temporarily ban demonstrations and protests, and calls in the media for violence, and the ouster of the government by force," Nogaideli said.

He said that the presidential decree would be submitted to parliament for approval within the next two days as required by the constitution. Riot police earlier used tear gas and water cannons to break up demonstrations, before bursting into the offices of a pro-opposition television station that went off the air moments later.

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waltky · 11-30-2007, 09:42 PM

Putin gettin' sassy after we helped their economy recover...

Putin re-starts cold war fears
Friday 30th November, 2007 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially suspended Russia’s Cold War treaty which limits military forces in Europe.

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He has signed into law the suspension of Russia’s adherence to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). Deteriorating relationships between Russia and NATO countries had led to Mr Putin accusing the West of trying to weaken Russia.

Senior Russian Defence Ministry officials say the suspension will not trigger any immediate redeployment of Russian forces on its western flank, but it may happen in the future.

First deputy speaker Lyubov Sliska has said other international treaties could be re-examined by a new parliament which comes into power on Sunday. The new parliament is set to be dominated by Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.

Putin re-starts cold war fears

waltky · 12-17-2007, 09:46 PM

Russia givin' Iran the uranium it wants...

Russia Makes 1st Nuke Shipment to Iran
Dec 17, 2007 - Iran insists that its nuclear program is for civilian purposes.

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Russia has made its first shipment of nuclear fuel to an Iranian nuclear power plant at the center of the international tensions over Tehran's atomic program, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. The United States and Russia said the delivery gave Iran another reason to suspend its uranium enrichment program, but an official in Tehran said it would not.

The U.S. has been unhappy about Russia helping Iran build the Bushehr nuclear plant. But President Bush has supported Russia in providing uranium fuel to Iran as long as Moscow retrieves the used reactor fuel for reprocessing, as stipulated in an agreement between Russia and Iran. "If that's the case if the Russians are willing to do that, which I support then the Iranians do not need know how to enrich," Bush said in Fredricksburg, Va. "If the Iranians accept that uranium for civilian nuclear power, then there's no need for them to learn how to enrich."

Iran contends the plant is strictly for civilian purposes, but critics say it could be used to advance efforts to build nuclear weapons. The construction of the Bushehr plant has been frequently delayed. Officials said the delays were due to payment disputes, but many observers suggested Russia also was unhappy with Iran's resistance to international pressure to make its nuclear program more open and to assure the international community that it was not developing nuclear arms.

Russia announced last week that its construction disputes with Iran had been resolved and said fuel deliveries would begin about a half year before Bushehr was expected to go into service. "All fuel that will be delivered will be under the control and guarantees of the International Atomic Energy Agency for the whole time it stays on Iranian territory," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "Moreover, the Iranian side gave additional written guarantees that the fuel will be used only for the Bushehr nuclear power plant."

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Russian Nuclear Fuel Deliveries Won't Replace Iran's Expanding Nuclear Enrichment Program
December 17, 2007 - Despite receiving a shipment of enriched nuclear fuel from Russia for its Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday Iran plans to continue its nuclear enrichment program, the director of Iran's Atomic Energy Program said Monday.

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According to Iran-based Press TV, Gholam-Reza Aqazadeh on Monday said the nation was continuing with its plans to build a 360 Megawatt nuclear power plant in the Darkhovein area in Khuzestan province. That means it needs fuel for that, which he says the country plans to produce at its Natanz facilities. Aqazadeh said Iran needs to enrich enough uranium to fuel the nation's nuclear power plants, which means that it will expand the number of centrifuges it already has at Natanz from 3,000 to 50,000.

And Iran's Supreme National Security Council Chief Negotiator Ali Larijani also spoke out Monday about the issue of Russia's shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran for one of its plants, calling it a positive move, but not something that would stop Iran from continuing its plans to enrich nuclear fuel for other nuclear power plants. According to Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency, Larijani called it "irrational" to link the issue of enrichment and nuclear knowledge because he said he thinks the two things fall into different categories.

"The fuel of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant and the issue of enrichment are two different categories. The issue of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant's fuel is not a new issue and plans had already been adopted for its shipment and the shipment project started as of today," Larijani was quoted as saying by IRNA.

Russian Nuclear Fuel Deliveries Won't Replace Iran's Expanding Nuclear Enrichment Program | December 17, 2007 | AHN

waltky · 12-25-2007, 11:02 PM

Russia makin' Denmark nervous...

Danish airforce intercepts 2 Russian bombers
Dec. 25, 2007 -- The Danish Air Force Monday night sent two fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers approaching its airspace, according to reports reaching here.

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Denish agency Ritzau reported on Tuesday that the fighter jets were sent on the mission late Monday after a Danish airforce radar picked up two Russian Tupolev bombers near its airspace.

Russian bombers have never been so close to Danish airspace, but other NATO members as Britain and Norway recorded such incidents before, Ritzau said. Russia resumed its strategic bomber patrol on Aug. 17, 15 years after the practice was called off due to financial difficulties.

Russia's head of strategic aviation General Pavel Androsov said in August that the aircraft would not carry nuclear weapons and the main aim of the flights was to improve training for pilots.

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