Russia threatens to react to NATO expansion

Posted by Matt in February 24th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Russia, Elements, Europe, Military Officer, Missile Defense System, NATO, Nato Expansion, Russia

Russia will have to respond as it is concerned by NATO’s active eastward expansion and the U.S. plans to deploy elements of a missile defense system in Europe, Russia’s top military officer said on Wednesday.
Russia threatens to react to NATO expansion

Russian doctrine does not reflect real world: NATO | Reuters

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Russia, Military Doctrine, moscow, NATO, Nato Expansion, Real World, Reuters, Russia, Russian Military, Ties, Western Military Alliance

The Russian doctrine reflects the real world just fine. It’s NATO that is living in another world.
Russia is the enemy of the West, including NATO. That means NATO is the enemy of Russia. Enough said.
NATO said on Saturday a new Russian military doctrine identifying NATO expansion as a threat did not reflect the real world [...]

NATO’s Eastward Expansion: Did the West Break Its Promise to Moscow? – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Posted by Matt in November 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Break, Commitments, Dmitry Medvedev, Eastern Europe, Fall Of The Iron Curtain, German Reunification, Moscow News, NATO, Nato Expansion, Negotiations, News International, Online News, Promise, Russian Position, Russian President, Spiegel, Spiegel Online

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has accused the West of breaking promises made after the fall of the Iron Curtain, saying that NATO’s expansion into Eastern Europe violated commitments made during the negotiations over German reunification. Newly discovered documents from Western archives support the Russian position.
NATO’s Eastward Expansion: Did the West Break Its Promise to Moscow? [...]

The German Question

Posted by Matt in October 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Russia, Alternative Sources Of Energy, American Politician, Angela Merkel, Central Question, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Defense Spending, Dmitri Medvedev, East German, Energy Dependence, George Friedman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Interest, German Question, Germany, Member Nation, Nato Expansion, Nato Membership, Natural Gas Exports, Personal Inclinations, Russian Natural Gas, Sources Of Energy

By George Friedman

German Chancellor Angela Merkel went to St. Petersburg last week for meetings with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev. The central question on the table was Germany’s position on NATO expansion, particularly with regard to Ukraine and Georgia. Merkel made it clear at a joint press conference that Germany would oppose NATO membership for both [...]