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Jan 22, 2010

Romania to Send 600 Additional Troops to Afghanistan

By Financiarul

From Financiarul: CSAT (the Supreme Council for Country Defense) has approved plans to send 600 more troops to act in the operation theatre in Afghanistan, thus bringing the Romanian strength in this country to 1,798. In 2010, the Romanian Army will be able to operate in missions outside borders with 3,753 soldiers, 2,342 of whom […]

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Jan 22, 2010

Ukraine may join NATO Response Force in 2015-16

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Ukraine has been invited to join the NATO Response Force as a partner country in 2015-16, a spokesman for the NATO military committee said Wednesday. Colonel Massimo Panizzi said Ukraine would become “the first non-NATO country to join the Response Force.” The Response Force consists of rapid deployment forces with land, air […]

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Jan 22, 2010

China, Austria Pledge to Further Military Ties

By the People's Daily

From the People’s Daily: Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met Thursday with visiting Austrian counterpart Norbert Darabos and Chief of Defense Staff of the Austrian armed forces Edmund Entacher, vowing to bolster bilateral military ties. Liang said China was ready to work with Austria to further the state-to-state relationship in an in-depth and healthy way. […]

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Jan 22, 2010

Lavrov Expects to get Explanations about Plans of Deploying Patriot Systems in Poland

By Interfax

From Interfax: “This is a matter of bilateral relations between the Untied States and Poland,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a Friday press conference responding to an Interfax request to comment on the deployment of Patriots in the immediate vicinity of the Russian border. “Apparently there are reasons why they will be deployed […]

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Jan 21, 2010

Russian Defense Ministry Denies Baltic Fleet Reinforcements

By Ria Novosti

From Ria Novosti: The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday plans to build up the Baltic Fleet were not connected to the deployment of U.S. missiles in Poland, refuting remarks by a Navy source. “Rumors about the possible strengthening of the surface, submarine and air components of the Baltic Fleet in response to the deployment […]

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Jan 21, 2010

Russia’s Navy to Build Up Baltic Fleet Over Polish Missile Plans

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti: Russia’s Navy will equip its Baltic Fleet with high-precision weapons over Polish plans to station U.S. Patriot missiles closer to the Russian border, a high-ranking source in the Navy said on Thursday. “Primarily, surface, underwater and air components of the Baltic Fleet will be reinforced,” the source said. He added that new […]

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Jan 21, 2010

Poland Reveals that U.S. Patriot Missiles Will be Located Nead Russian Territory

By DPA

From DPA: The US Patriot missiles soon to arrive in Poland will be located in Morag, near the Baltic coast, instead of on the outskirts of Warsaw, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said Wednesday… Morag, a town some 100 kilometres from the Russian border, was chosen because it had good conditions to house the buildings, […]

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Jan 20, 2010

NATO Eyes New Top Civilian Post in Kabul

By the Wall Street Journal

From the Wall Street Journal: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization plans to create a new top civilian post in Kabul to flank its military chief in Afghanistan, U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, and the British ambassador to Afghanistan [Mark Sedwill] is the leading contender, senior officials familiar with the matter said Wednesday. The announcement could be […]

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Jan 20, 2010

Russian General to Take Part in NATO-Russia Council Meeting on Jan 26

By Interfax

From Interfax: Gen. Nikolai Makarov, the chief of staff of the Russian Armed Forces, is expected to take part in the NATO-Russia Council meeting in Brussels on January 26, Col. Alexei Kuznetsov, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, told Interfax on Wednesday. “Nikolai Makarov plans to take part in this meeting,” Kuznetsov said. This […]

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Jan 20, 2010

France Likely to Sell Warship to Moscow

By the Washington Times

From the Washington Times: France is soon expected to become the first Western European NATO member to sell advanced military equipment to Russia, amid an aggressive search by Moscow for Western arms suppliers that has divided the country’s elite, diplomats and defense analysts say. The likely deal for at least one Mistral-class amphibious ship for […]

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