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Russian Warships Enter Syrian Waters, Russia Warns Of Rising Risk Of Nuclear War On Borders
Published on November 18, 2011 by Nenad · 1 Comment
Russian warships are due to arrive at Syrian territorial waters, a Syrian news agency said on Thursday, indicating that the move represented a clear message to the West that Moscow would resist any foreign intervention in the country’s civil unrest reports Haaretz.
Russian Moves Reveal It’s Strong Support Of Syrian President Assad
Report: Russia Warships To Enter Syria Waters In Bid To Stem Foreign Intervention — Haaretz
Syrian official says Damascus agrees ‘in principle’ to allow entrance of Arab League observer mission; 22-member body proposed sending hundreds of observers to the to help end the bloodshed.
Russian warships are due to arrive at Syrian territorial waters, a Syrian news agency said on Thursday, indicating that the move represented a clear message to the West that Moscow would resist any foreign intervention in the country’s civil unrest.
Also on Friday, a Syrian official said Damascus has agreed “in principle” to allow an Arab League observer mission into the country.
Russia sends warships to Syrian water.presstv.com/detail/210934.…
Russian warships expected to enter Syria. (File photo)
Russia is sending its warships to Syrian waters in a move aimed at preventing any foreign attacks against Syrian territories.
According to Russian sources, the recent move conveys the message that Moscow will block any NATO-led attack under the guise of “humanitarian intervention,” The Nation reported.
Russia has been voicing its support for its ally, saying the country is currently going through a civil war.
The Western alliance, NATO has been making efforts to demonize the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his forces, while downplaying similar attacks by opposition forces.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has also recently warned the West against any ‘Libya-style’ military intervention in Syria.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March, with demonstrations being held both against and in support of Syrian President Assad.
According to the United Nations more than 3,000 people, including members of the security forces, have been killed in the turmoil.
The opposition and Western countries accuse Syrian security forces of being behind the killings in the country, but the government blames what it describes as outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups for the deadly violence, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.
The danger of local armed conflicts along Russia’s borders exploding into full-scale nuclear war has grown following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s chief of staff said on Thursday.
General Nikolai Makarov told the Russian Public Chamber there is a dangerous level of mistrust with former Soviet states that border the country.
“The possibility of local armed conflicts virtually along the entire perimeter of the border has grown dramatically,” Makarov said. “I cannot rule out that, in certain circumstances, local and regional armed conflicts could grow into a large-scale war, possibly even with nuclear weapons.”
Makarov mentioned NATO’s steady encroachment toward Russia’s borders as one of the key reasons for the heightened level of mistrust in the region since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
“Almost all countries formerly belonging to the Warsaw Pact have become NATO members, and the Baltic States that were earlier a part of the USSR have also joined the alliance,” Russia’s top military official said.
Moscow has often criticized the western military bloc for going back on its word not to expand following the collapse of the USSR.
“At time of the withdrawal from Eastern Europe, the NATO Secretary General promised the USSR it could be confident that NATO would not expand beyond its current boundaries,” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in a past comment. “So where is it now?” I asked them [the NATO officials]. They have nothing to say. They deceived us in the rudest way.”
Meanwhile, the comments by Chief of Staff Makarov did contain a silver lining in the nuclear cloud.
Speaking on the prospects of the New START treaty, signed by President Dmitry Medvedev and his US counterpart Barack Obama, Makarov was optimistic.
“The previous START treaty was flawed, but there were attempts to extend it,” he said. “The new START is the first treaty that satisfies us.”
On the US missile defense system planned for Eastern Europe, the Russian general said the new START gives Moscow the flexibility its new defense measures require.
“This treaty gives us the ability to secede in certain cases,” he said, specifically mentioning the “European missile defense problem” as a national security threat that could force Moscow to breach the treaty.
official link:http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-...r-Syrian-waters-to-prevent-NATO-attack-report.
http://articles.businessinsider.com...intervention-russian-official-border-disputes
http://www.tehrantimes.com/world/92674-russia-sends-warships-to-syrian-waters/
Russian Warships Enter Syrian Waters, Russia Warns Of Rising Risk Of Nuclear War On Borders
Published on November 18, 2011 by Nenad · 1 Comment
Russian warships are due to arrive at Syrian territorial waters, a Syrian news agency said on Thursday, indicating that the move represented a clear message to the West that Moscow would resist any foreign intervention in the country’s civil unrest reports Haaretz.
Russian Moves Reveal It’s Strong Support Of Syrian President Assad
Report: Russia Warships To Enter Syria Waters In Bid To Stem Foreign Intervention — Haaretz
Syrian official says Damascus agrees ‘in principle’ to allow entrance of Arab League observer mission; 22-member body proposed sending hundreds of observers to the to help end the bloodshed.
Russian warships are due to arrive at Syrian territorial waters, a Syrian news agency said on Thursday, indicating that the move represented a clear message to the West that Moscow would resist any foreign intervention in the country’s civil unrest.
Also on Friday, a Syrian official said Damascus has agreed “in principle” to allow an Arab League observer mission into the country.
Russia sends warships to Syrian water.presstv.com/detail/210934.…
Russian warships expected to enter Syria. (File photo)
Russia is sending its warships to Syrian waters in a move aimed at preventing any foreign attacks against Syrian territories.
According to Russian sources, the recent move conveys the message that Moscow will block any NATO-led attack under the guise of “humanitarian intervention,” The Nation reported.
Russia has been voicing its support for its ally, saying the country is currently going through a civil war.
The Western alliance, NATO has been making efforts to demonize the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his forces, while downplaying similar attacks by opposition forces.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has also recently warned the West against any ‘Libya-style’ military intervention in Syria.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March, with demonstrations being held both against and in support of Syrian President Assad.
According to the United Nations more than 3,000 people, including members of the security forces, have been killed in the turmoil.
The opposition and Western countries accuse Syrian security forces of being behind the killings in the country, but the government blames what it describes as outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups for the deadly violence, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.
The danger of local armed conflicts along Russia’s borders exploding into full-scale nuclear war has grown following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia’s chief of staff said on Thursday.
General Nikolai Makarov told the Russian Public Chamber there is a dangerous level of mistrust with former Soviet states that border the country.
“The possibility of local armed conflicts virtually along the entire perimeter of the border has grown dramatically,” Makarov said. “I cannot rule out that, in certain circumstances, local and regional armed conflicts could grow into a large-scale war, possibly even with nuclear weapons.”
Makarov mentioned NATO’s steady encroachment toward Russia’s borders as one of the key reasons for the heightened level of mistrust in the region since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
“Almost all countries formerly belonging to the Warsaw Pact have become NATO members, and the Baltic States that were earlier a part of the USSR have also joined the alliance,” Russia’s top military official said.
Moscow has often criticized the western military bloc for going back on its word not to expand following the collapse of the USSR.
“At time of the withdrawal from Eastern Europe, the NATO Secretary General promised the USSR it could be confident that NATO would not expand beyond its current boundaries,” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in a past comment. “So where is it now?” I asked them [the NATO officials]. They have nothing to say. They deceived us in the rudest way.”
Meanwhile, the comments by Chief of Staff Makarov did contain a silver lining in the nuclear cloud.
Speaking on the prospects of the New START treaty, signed by President Dmitry Medvedev and his US counterpart Barack Obama, Makarov was optimistic.
“The previous START treaty was flawed, but there were attempts to extend it,” he said. “The new START is the first treaty that satisfies us.”
On the US missile defense system planned for Eastern Europe, the Russian general said the new START gives Moscow the flexibility its new defense measures require.
“This treaty gives us the ability to secede in certain cases,” he said, specifically mentioning the “European missile defense problem” as a national security threat that could force Moscow to breach the treaty.
official link:http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-...r-Syrian-waters-to-prevent-NATO-attack-report.
http://articles.businessinsider.com...intervention-russian-official-border-disputes
http://www.tehrantimes.com/world/92674-russia-sends-warships-to-syrian-waters/