Category: NATOSource

U.S. Detains 12th Person in Russian Spy Probe

By Evan Perez, the Wall Street Journal

From Evan Perez, the Wall Street Journal:  Authorities are detaining a 12th, previously undisclosed person implicated in the federal probe that busted a Cold War-style Russian spy ring, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter. Federal Bureau of Investigation counterintelligence investigators have been investigating the 23-year-old Russian man since last fall when his […]

Alliance Military Chief briefs Lithuanian leaders on NATO progress in Afghanistan

By Allied Command Operations

Turkey Steps In to Fill Void in Former Yugoslavia

By Marc Champion, the Wall Street Journal

Ukraine and NATO begin Sea Breeze military exercise

By the Kyiv Post

From the Kyiv Post:  The U.S. and Ukrainian Sea Breeze 2010 exercises were started at the Odesa House of Officers on Monday. "I am glad to announce the beginning of the Ukraine-U.S. Sea Breeze exercises. Thirteen member countries began the exercises, which will help Ukraine practice interaction with other fleets.

Russia plans major build-up of Black Sea Fleet

By Dmitry Solovyov, Reuters

From Dmitry Solovyov, Reuters:  Russia plans to radically renovate its crumbling Black Sea Fleet with 15 new vessels after a landmark deal with Ukraine to extend the lease on the fleet’s main base, a Russian military think tank said in a report. In a step that underlined Ukraine’s shift back towards Moscow after the election […]

Georgia must recognize independence of republics for NATO membership – Russian envoy

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Talks on Georgian NATO membership are impossible as long as Georgia does not recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Russia’s ambassador to NATO said on Monday. "While the problems surrounding South Ossetia and Abkhazia remain unresolved (and they will not be resolved until Georgia recognizes the republics’ independence) Georgia’s road […]

Davutoğlu considers question “Who lost Turkey?” an insult

By Zaman

From Zaman:  In remarks delivered at the Chatham House think tank in London on Thursday during an official bilateral visit to the UK capital, [Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet] Davutoğlu said that the question, “Are we losing Turkey?” is extremely annoying. Such a question is humiliating for Turkey and Turkey is not an object to be […]

Somalia: NATO-US collaboration rescues crew of sunken dhow

By raxanreeb.com

From raxanreeb.com:  Early yesterday Puntland authorities contacted the NATO flagship HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën requesting aid for the dhow, Al Anwari. The dhow reportedly with a crew of 19, which was sailing from Oman to Boosaaso, had sunk off the North Eastern coast of Somalia. A US Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), conducting counter piracy missions […]

‘CIA and State’ prepared list of Russians for swap before FBI arrested spies in US

By the Washington Post

From the Washington Post:  President Obama’s national security team spent weeks before the arrest of 10 Russian spies preparing for their takedown and assembling a list of prisoners Moscow might be willing to trade for the agents, senior administration officials said Friday.