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Apr 29, 2010

Russia’s Strategic Gains at Ukraine’s and Europe’s Expense

By Stephen Blank, the Jamestown Foundation

From Stephen Blank, the Jamestown Foundation: Russia’s new deal with Ukraine on the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) and gas prices has profound bilateral significance, as well as for the CIS and even Europe. It ratifies long-term Russian gains at the expense of all the other players and continues to solidify Moscow’s claim to possess a […]

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Apr 29, 2010

Abkhaz President Disallows International Monitors in Abkhazia

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Abkhazian authorities will not allow any international monitors into the republic as there is no need for it, the former Georgian republic’s president said on Thursday. "We are not going to let any international monitors in here – not the EU or UN missions of military observers," Sergei Bagapsh said adding that […]

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Apr 29, 2010

France’s EDF to Sign Deal in St. Petersburg to Join South Stream Project

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: French energy producer EDF will sign an agreement to join the South Stream gas pipeline project with Russia’s energy giant Gazprom and Italy’s Eni during the International Economic Forum due in Russia’s second city of St. Petersburg on June 17-19, Gazprom has said. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced on Monday that […]

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Apr 28, 2010

NATO and Georgia Sign Agreement on Operation Active Endeavour

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  Major General Zaza Gogava, Deputy Minister of Interior and Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) Border Police of the Republic of Georgia, and Vice Admiral Maurizio Gemignani, Commander of Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR, today signed a Tactical Memorandum of Understanding (TMOU) for the contribution of Georgia to NATO’s anti-terrorism mission. […]

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Apr 28, 2010

SACEUR Spotlights Bulgaria’s Contributions to NATO

By Allied Command Operations

From Allied Command Operations:  The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) visited Bulgaria from 26 -27 April, meeting with the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Chief of Defence. …. The topics of discussion ranged from Bulgaria’s role in NATO’s security plan to their contribution in the United Nations Mandated International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, […]

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Apr 28, 2010

Turkey, Bosnia, Croatia Hold Three-Way Talks After Key NATO Move

By Hurriyet

From Hurriyet:  The foreign ministers of Turkey, Croatia and Bosnia held Wednesday a second round of trilateral talks in an effort to improve dialogue between the major players on the Bosnian issue. The meeting comes after NATO foreign ministers agreed last week in the Estonian capital of Tallinn to approve a Membership Action Plan, or […]

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Apr 28, 2010

Ukraine to Continue Developing Relations with NATO

By Interfax

From Interfax: Ukraine will continue promoting cooperation with NATO, Ukrainian First Deputy Defense Minister Hryhoriy Pedchenko said at a meeting with the alliance’s delegation led by head of NATO’s Defense Policy Planning Directorate Frank Boland in Kyiv on April 27. We will continue developing our relations with NATO within the Annual National Program, the Ukraine-NATO […]

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Apr 27, 2010

Russian Ambassador Responds: Who Needs NATO?

By Foreign Policy

From Foreign Policy: Andrew Bacevich is quite right that Europeans are not happy about NATO being used as an instrument for "underwrit[ing] American globalism" (‘Let Europe Be Europe,’ March/April 2010). And I agree with his premise that European pacifism has taken over the organization, which evidently runs counter to U.S. military aspirations. However, he has […]

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Apr 27, 2010

Norway, Russia Agree on New Barents Sea Border

By the AP

From the AP: In a surprise move, Norway and Russia agreed Tuesday to evenly divide a long-disputed area in the Barents Sea, a promising oil and gas region in the Arctic made more accessible by global warming. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said only technical details remain to be worked […]

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Apr 27, 2010

Protests as Ukraine Approves Russian Base Extension

By  Reuters

From Reuters:  Opposition lawmakers hurled eggs and smoke bombs inside Ukraine’s parliament on Tuesday as the chamber approved an agreement allowing the Russian Navy to extend its stay in a Ukrainian port until 2042. … "Today will go down as a black page in the history of Ukraine and the Ukrainian parliament,’ opposition leader and former […]

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