Category: NATOSource

Putin: Russia to double ballistic missile production

By RIA Novosti

Italy considering sending 10 military trainers to Libya

By Giselda Vagnoni, Reuters

From Giselda Vagnoni, Reuters:  He [Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa] also said Italy, which has committed eight aircraft to help enforce the no-fly zone over Libya

Update: NATO activities in Libya on April 19

By NATO

Biden sees allies lacking political will, not military capabilities

By Daniel Dombey, the Financial Times

From Daniel Dombey, the Financial Times:  Speaking to the Financial Times after US allies tried to persuade Washington to help more with the conflict, [Vice President Joe] Biden suggested the problem was not with other Nato countries’ capabilities

France to send military liaison officers to Libya

By Sylvie Corbet, the AP

From Sylvie Corbet, the AP:  France is joining Britain in sending military officers to Libya to help rebel forces organize and bolster the NATO air campaign that has failed to rout Moammar Gadhafi’s military.

NATO’s Decline over Libya

By Robert E. Hunter, the Council on Foreign Relations

From Robert E. Hunter, the Council on Foreign Relations:  NATO is unable right now even to protect civilians, which Resolution 1973 had said to use "all necessary means" to achieve.

Juppe to Clinton: “I told her we need them and that we would like them to come back”

By Reuters

From Reuters:  [French Foreign Minister Alain] Juppe met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin.

Libya: Mission creak

By the Editors of the Guardian

From the Editors of the Guardian:  The 20 British and French military advisers being sent to help the rebels in Benghazi do not constitute an occupation force.

Russian submarine to participate in first-ever naval exercise with NATO warships

By the AP

From the AP:  NATO says a Russian submarine will take part in one of its naval exercises for the first time. Officials said Tuesday the vessel is scheduled to join in next month’s undersea rescue exercise off the Spanish coast. The exercise, held every three years, is the largest of its kind in the world […]

Medvedev sacks Navy admiral responsible for Mistral talks

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sacked the senior Navy official who was in charge of talks with France over the purchase of Mistral-class warships. The Russian Defense Ministry says the dismissal of Vice Admiral Nikolai Borisov is not linked with the Mistral deal, which has raised concerns among France’s NATO allies. Borisov […]