The American Defence Secretary has launched a furious attack on Russia accusing it of Cold war brinkmanship in its threats to position nuclear weapons on its European border.
Mr Gates, who is tipped to keep his job in Mr Obama’s new cabinet, said: “Within hours of the conclusion of the American election, Russian President Medvedev responded [...]
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US accuses Russia of Cold War intimidation over missile threats
Posted by Matt in November 14th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Missiles, Russia, U.S., American Administration, American Defence, American Election, Brinkmanship, Cold-War, Conclusion, Defence Secretary, European Border, Intimidation, Job, Kaliningrad, Medvedev, Missile Threats, Missile-Defense, Missiles, Mr Gates, New Cabinet, Nuclear Weapons, Obama, Russia, Russian President
Speculation Grows Over Vladimir Putin’s Return as Russian President
Posted by Matt in November 6th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, Doubt, putin, Russia, Russian President, Speculation, Vladimir Putin
Fresh doubt was cast on the future of Dmitry Medvedev as Russia’s president Thursday after a report suggested that he could step down next year to pave the way for Vladimir Putin’s return.
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The Realist Resurgence
Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Russia, Aircraft Carriers, Alexander, Ballistic Missile, Cold-War, Collapse Of The Soviet Union, Conventional Force, Conventional Forces, Defensenews, Eurasia Group, Fleet, Kliment, moscow, Northern Fleet, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons, Paper Tiger, Power Strategy, Realist, Respects, Resurgence, Ria Novosti Russia, Russian Military, Russian News Agency, Russian President, Russians, Sean Mccormack, Strategic Nuclear Forces, Tiger, United Press International, Washington Post
Russia is weaker than it looks, which is why NATO’s soft-power strategy can still prevail.
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That was the point Sean McCormack was making about Russia’s rickety fleet. Moscow is not the threat that it wants to appear. With more than 5,000 nuclear warheads and its status as the world’s largest energy exporter, it cannot really be [...]
Russian threat targets Georgia, again
Posted by Matt in September 13th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Atlantic Treaty Organization, Bid, Consequences, Dmitry Medvedev, G2 Bulletin, Georgia, Global Tensions, Invitation, Joseph Farah, Membership Action Plan, NATO, Nato Membership, News Conference, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Pathway, Russian President, Russian Threat, South Caucasus, Threat Targets, Ukraine
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning he will send troops back into Georgia should NATO invite the south Caucasus country to join, but this time he promised the consequences “could be much worse,” according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
At a news conference, Medvedev said having Georgia join the North [...]
Russia wants to send naval fleet to Venezuela: Chavez
Posted by Matt in August 18th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Venezuela, Caribbean, Dimitri, Hugo Chavez, Intention, Medvedev, Naval Fleet, President Hugo Chavez, Radio Program, Russia, Russian Fleet, Russian President, Venezuela Chavez
President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that Russian President Dimitri Medvedev wants to send a Russian naval fleet to visit Venezuela.
“Russia has informed us they intend to visit Venezuela, that is, the intention that a Russian fleet should come to the Caribbean,” Chavez said on his weekly radio program.
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RED ALERT - Georgia Intelligence Guidance from Stratfor.Com
Posted by Matt in August 8th, 2008 | 3 comments
Published in Russia, War, Baltic Countries, Balts, Caucasus, Central Asia, Defining Moment, Dmitri Medvedev, Fall Of The Soviet Union, Georgia, Georgians, Guarantor, Incursion, Level Guidance, Nagorno Karabakh, Russian Intervention, Russian President, Russian Tanks, South Ossetia, Soviet States, Sphere Of Influence, Trump Card, Window Of Opportunity
The following are internal Stratfor documents produced to provide high-level guidance to our analysts. These documents are not forecasts, but rather a series of guidelines for understanding and evaluating events, as well as suggestions on areas for focus.
Given the speed with which the Russians reacted to Georgia’s incursion into South Ossetia, Moscow was clearly ready [...]
Russia’s Cold War anger over U.S. shield: misjudged?
Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Europe, Missiles, Russia, U.S., 1980s, Anger, Angry Response, Cold-War, Cruise-Missiles, Dmitry Medvedev, Europeans, Foreign Ministry, Lexicon, Military Analyst, Missile Defence Shield, Missile System, Missile-Defense, moscow, Pavel Felgenhauer, Prague, Psychological Pressure, Rhetoric, Russian President, Soviet Union, Technical Response
Russia’s angry response to an accord between Washington and Prague on building part of a U.S. missile defence shield in the Czech Republic is reminiscent of the rhetoric of the Cold War. Although Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow still wants talks on the missile shield, his Foreign Ministry has threatened a “military-technical” response if [...]
Cold War 2.0 heating up on multiple fronts
Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, New Cold War, Russia, 21st Century, China Russia, Cold War 2, Dmitry Medvedev, False Move, Fireball, Kim Jong Il, Low Orbit, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Militaries, Nuclear Warheads, Orbit Satellites, Outer Space, President Bush, rockets, Russian President, Sabers, Silos, submarines, Superpowers, Those Were The Days
The Cold war pitted two superpowers with nuclear warheads trained on each other — from submarines, from silos, from mobile launchers. One false move and the world was a fireball.
Ah, those were the days.
In the 21st century, however, outer space and nukes are the domains of many nations, led by a variety [...]
Western flattery ignores the dark reality of Russia
Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | 1 comment
Published in Russia, West, Contradictory Statements, Dark Reality, democracy, Dmitri Medvedev, Europe, Flattery, G-8, George Orwell, High Profile, Phrase, Political Competition, Pundits, Role Reversal, Russia, Russian President, Russian State, Truth, Western Politicians
Recently we have witnessed a flurry of high-profile and contradictory statements on the Russian state. In a role reversal, Russia’s leaders have been abnormally candid while several prominent western politicians and pundits have lavished undeserved praise.
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev was bold enough last week to state that democracy is irrelevant to the Group of Eight [...]
Poland urges closer U.S. ties after Russia shield comment
Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Europe, Missiles, U.S., Angry Response, Czech-Republic, Dmitry Medvedev, Europe, Japan, Missile Shield, Missile-Defense, moscow, Poland, President Lech Kaczynski, radar, Russia, Russian President, Security Ties, Soil
Russia’s angry response to U.S. plans to build a missile shield underlines the need for Europe to seek closer security ties with the United States, a top aide to Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Wednesday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in Japan on Wednesday that Moscow was very upset after Washington signed a deal with [...]
New Russian president vows to fund nuclear weapons
Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Nuclear, Russia, Armed Forces, Commander In Chief, Debut, Dense Pine Forest, Dmitry Medvedev, Global Threats, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Ivanovo Region, Missile Base, moscow, Nuclear Forces, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Russian President, Russian Weapons, Topol
President Dmitry Medvedev made his debut as the commander in chief of Russia’s armed forces Thursday, touring a missile base and promising to provide the funding needed for nuclear forces to counter global threats.
Medvedev inspected Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles and spoke to officers at the base near Teikovo, a town in the Ivanovo region some [...]
New Russian president faces knotty challenges worldwide
Posted by Matt in May 3rd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Aggression, Czech-Republic, Democracy And Human Rights, Dmitry Medvedev, Eminence, kremlin, Missile Defenses, Missiles, NATO, New President, Nuclear Balance, Nuclear Strike, Poland, Russia, Russian President, Southern Borders, Superpowers, Suspicions, Tensions, Vortex
Russia’s new president, Dmitry Medvedev, is stepping into the vortex of the superpowers’ race for global pre-eminence. Here are some of the challenges he faces.
NATO AND MISSILES
NATO’s readiness to give Georgia and Ukraine eventual membership has exacerbated Kremlin suspicions that the West’s goal is to surround and weaken Russia. Lately tensions have escalated along Russia’s [...]
FACTBOX: Diplomatic challenges facing Russia’s Medvedev
Posted by Matt in May 1st, 2008 | no comment
Published in Russia, Accession, Array, Balance Of Power, Balance Of Power In Europe, Bucharest, Diplomatic Challenges, Foreign Policy, Fragile Balance, Head Of State, Medvedev, Mentor, Missile Shield, Nato Enlargement, Novice, Policy Challenges, Russian President, Russian Security, Southern Flank, Soviet Ukraine, Thick Stack, Vladimir Putin, Western Military Alliance
Diplomatic novice Dmitry Medvedev will take over next week as Russian president with a thick stack of foreign policy challenges in his in-tray.
Here are some of the international issues that will confront Medvedev when he replaces his mentor Vladimir Putin as head of state on May 7:
NATO ENLARGEMENT
The Western military alliance agreed at its summit [...]
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