Russia
Yanukovych Will Ignore Russian Espionage Against Ukraine
March 12, 2010The election of the Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine’s president presents a fundamental shift in the country’s national security culture as outlined by his three presidential predecessors. The most important...
Laissez Faire, Laissez Passer: NATO Takes Cue From French Warship Deal With Russia
March 12, 2010Russia’s military reform is geared to creating a mobile, rapidly deployable force, fully ready for operating in “near abroad” areas and potentially beyond (EDM, March 5). The proposed acquisition of French Mistral-class warships...
US Assists Kyrgyzstan in Constructing Anti-Terrorist Center in Batken
March 11, 2010
During his visit to Bishkek on March 10, the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General David Petraeus, reiterated that by helping to build an anti-terrorist center in Batken city, Washington does not seek...
Medvedev Acknowledges Problems in the “New Look” Armed Forces
March 11, 2010
Last week, President Dmitry Medvedev addressed a gathering of the Russian top brass in Moscow – the so called “extended defense ministry collegium.” Medvedev was upbeat about the military reform that began in September 2008 by...
Salient Issues in Ukraine-Russia Relations and Yanukovych’s Moscow Visit
March 10, 2010
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s visit to Moscow on March 5 (see “Yanukovych in Moscow: More Than Balancing the Brussels Visit,” EDM, March 10) focused almost entirely on bilateral relations, practically overlooking or...
Yanukovych in Moscow: More Than Balancing his Brussels Visit
March 10, 2010
Ukraine’s newly elected President, Viktor Yanukovych, paid a visit (and, to a degree, homage) to Moscow on March 5. Inaugurated in office on February 25, Yanukovych chose Brussels as his first destination for a working visit...
Sergei Lavrov Travels to Latin America
March 10, 2010
During his presidential tour of Latin America in 2008, Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia’s Latin American policy was only beginning. Although the pace of these relations cooled in 2009, due to the global economic crisis, Moscow is...
Mistral Procurement Disguises Weak Condition of the Black Sea Fleet
March 9, 2010
Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev’s, recent trip to Paris for bilateral talks with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, followed by receiving the Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych in Moscow on March 5, intensified...
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