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Russia To Increase 'Combat Capabilities' In Crimea, Sees Ukraine Conflict Worsening
Following the adoption of its new military doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin in December which identifies NATO expansion as an external risk, it is perhaps hardly surprising that, as Reuters reports, Russia's top general, Valery Garesimov stated that the "Defence Ministry will focus its efforts on increasing the combat capabilities of its units and increasing combat strength.. with special attention will be given to the groups in Crimea." Amid renewed heavy shelling in Donetsk, NATO's top military commander noted they will be stepping up exercises in the Baltic Sea region as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin warns, "the situation in eastern Ukraine is deteriorating."
Russia's top general said on Tuesday he would beef up combat capabilities this year in Crimea, the Arctic and the country's westernmost Kaliningrad region that borders two NATO states.
The remarks by General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, are likely to deepen concern in the West over what it sees as Russia increasingly flexing its muscles since the start of the crisis in Ukraine.
"In 2015, the Defence Ministry will focus its efforts on increasing the combat capabilities of its units and increasing combat strength in accordance with the military development plans," Gerasimov told Russian journalists.
"Special attention will be given to the groups in Crimea, the Kaliningrad region and the Arctic," he was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies but gave no further details.
His remarks follow the adoption of a new military doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin in December which underlines the need to protect Russia's interests in the Arctic and identifies NATO expansion as an external risk.
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Russia deployed 14 military jets to Crimea last November as part of a squadron of 30 that will be stationed there, making clear it intends to strengthen its presence on the peninsula since annexing it from Kiev last March.
And NATO is not standing still...
NATO's top military commander, General Philip Breedlove, said the alliance was already looking at stepping up exercises in the Baltic Sea region in response to a rise in Russian military manoeuvres there late last year.
Breedlove warned at the time that Russia's "militarization" of Crimea could be used to exert control over the Black Sea.
He said on Tuesday NATO was considering adapting a programme of military exercises in the Baltic Sea region, where he said Russian activities had changed in character and showed capabilities not seen before.
"The first series of changes will not be an increase in number but they will be to group them together ... to better prepare our forces and to allow nations to work together as a NATO force, but we are looking at increasing some exercises," he said at a NATO base at Szczecin in northwest Poland.
NATO has boosted its military presence in eastern Europe, saying it has evidence Russia orchestrated and armed the rebellion in eastern Ukraine last year that followed the overthrow of a Kremlin-backed president in Kiev.
And Bloomberg confirms, Russian Foreign Ministry Sees Ukraine Conflict Worsening
Situation in eastern Ukraine is deteriorating, RIA Novosti reports, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.
It’s time for Ukraine govt to make decisions: Karasin
And as the following live feed and clips suggest, he is not wrong...
Overnight attacks...
Live Feed (following the "leave Doetsk Airport Or Die" Threats...
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Ironically, this increased sbare-rattling comes at a time when Dow Jones reports what appears like Europe's continued efforts at detente with Russia...
The European Union could significantly scale back sanctions and resume discussions with Russia on issues from visa-free travel, co-operation with the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union and the crisis in Libya, Syria and Iraq if Russia moves to end the crisis in eastern Ukraine, according to an EU discussion paper.
While insisting the EU cannot return to "business as usual" with Moscow, the paper suggests the EU consider gradually normalizing many aspects of its ties with Russia in what would be a significant shift in relations. It says that would depend on Moscow fully implementing the peace and cease-fire deals it signed with Ukraine, standing by its gas-supply agreement with Ukraine and throwing no fresh wrenches in the way of the EU-Ukraine trade and political pact.
The paper, which has not yet been sent to member states, was prepared by the EU's foreign-policy arm ahead of a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers on Monday in Brussels. No immediate decisions are expected from that meeting where the EU's medium-term approach to Russia is the main item on the agenda. EU energy chief Maros Sefcovic will visit Moscow on Wednesday for discussions with top officials from the government and the state gas company Gazprom.
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Should obviously don't know your Russian History very well.
"Than inflation will take its tool on the people. Than people will start to revolt. Than Putin will be either killed or impeached."
This is not just a dreams. This very naive dreams.
Russia has so many ways to put the West to its knees faster than you can spit.
1. Refusal of repayment of debts - it is the collapse of the banking system of the EU.
2. Refusal to supply gas to Europe - it is a real disaster.
3. The military invasion and capture of Kiev - a demonstration of impotence paper tiger NATO, for all the world.
Well said!!!
He said on Tuesday NATO was considering adapting a programme of military exercises in the Baltic Sea region, where he said Russian activities had changed in character and showed capabilities not seen before.
If anyone was wondering... Breedlove and the rest of the American Armed Forces is the little bitch outside the telephone booth!
Big deal. Without NATO control over Crimea, the ships are sitting ducks. ONce in a while, when the Russians are in a humorous mood, they will send over a Su25 and shut down their radars.
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That won't happen again until it is for real. The Russians have warned the US navy that it will be dead in the water in a real conflict. They are not going to help the US develop countermeasures by repeating the show. The Russian strategy will be to let the US navy stew in its own juices.
How many advisers does the Nobel Prize Winner have in Ukraine now? How many weapons is he sending now to Ukraine? The decline in the price of oil is another aspect of the multi-spectrum war against Russia.
A multi-spectrum war is being waged against Moscow by Washington. If there are any doubts about this, they should be put to rest. Geopolitics, science and technology, speculation, financial markets, information streams, large business conglomerates, intelligentsia, mass communication, social media, the internet, popular culture, news networks, international institutions, sanctions, audiences, public opinion, nationalism, different governmental bodies and agencies, identity politics, proxy wars, diplomacy, countervailing international alliances, major business agreements, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), human rights, prestige, military personnel, capital, and psychological tactics are all involved in this multi-spectrum war. On a daily basis this struggle can be seen playing out on the airwaves, in the war theaters in Ukraine and the Middle East, through the statements and accusations of diplomats, and in the economic sphere.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/from-energy-war-to-currency-war-americas-at...
Soros is in Ukraine so trouble cannot be far behind:
Billionaire George Soros is back in Kiev to discuss the country’s economic reconstruction. Soros met top government officials to talk about fighting corruption as Ukraine faces an acute economic crisis, and could be on the verge of a debt default.
Soros held a meeting with Ukraine Parliament members Monday to talk about the effectiveness of the fight against corruption and other issues.
http://rt.com/business/222071-george-soros-ukraine-meeting/
Soros is in Ukraine so trouble cannot be far behind:
No JO it certainly is not far behind.
Someone within "the Firm" needs to do the only reasonable and appropriate action at this stage of a poorly contrived and executed series of blunders and simply "Do" as the Romans "Did" in these cases when the leadership and balance of power within became unruly and too dangerous!
With everything Kissinger has already made public in his statements of the colassal cluster fuck we've created for ourselves, perhaps he can sink the first knife into the throat of this little Zionist bastard!
Like a bad gambler, the USSA will double down on its bets before losing it all.
Soros is trying to raise 50 billion to save his investments in the Ukraine, but I suspect he will have to write off more than a few billion,,,,,
Soros is tryiing to get the EU to give the money to Ukraine to save his sorry ass. They don't have the money and the IMF can't give it as a) Ukraine is bankrupt and will never be able to repay the debt and b) is at war. His panic is almost palpable. Bring it on!
"A multi-spectrum war is being waged against Moscow by Washington. If there are any doubts about this, they should be put to rest. Geopolitics, science and technology, speculation, financial markets, information streams, large business conglomerates, intelligentsia, mass communication, social media, the internet, popular culture, news networks, international institutions, sanctions, audiences, public opinion, nationalism, different governmental bodies and agencies, identity politics, proxy wars, diplomacy, countervailing international alliances, major business agreements, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), human rights, prestige, military personnel, capital, and psychological tactics are all involved in this multi-spectrum war. On a daily basis this struggle can be seen playing out on the airwaves, in the war theaters in Ukraine and the Middle East, through the statements and accusations of diplomats, and in the economic sphere."...
But what good is all of this intervention when the money you pay these people to subvert is worthless and all you have is the "gun"?!!!
Tick... Tock...
Maybe we'll get lucky and a nuke or two will escape and head towards Tel Aviv!
I'd rather see nukes drop on Mecca. Blow that black meterorite back into freaking orbit man.
Grimaldus
Putin needs to go on the attack before the attackers get too strong and spread all around his country.
Putin does not need to do anything: the Ukies are doing a great job of destroying themselves.
Were they stupid enough to directly attack Crimea, then Putin will incinerate their army.
I would say Putin wasn't doing his job if he didn't get the Russian side of the fence, Crimea especially,ready for combat.
Oh he is....
DICK CHENEY APPROVES THIS MESSAGE!
A United Europe exists ONLY in the minds of BankCorp. Pussy EU Stooges will be begging Putin to show mercy right before the ' great unwashed ' string them up.
I'm increasing my combat capabilities as I see the current situation worsening as well. I may get overrun by the zombie invasion but at least they will find my body knee deep in spent brass casings.
Grimaldus
well said Silvermail!
From no MSM reports I had thoughts that the war was in some sort of cease-fire for the winter. It's too cold to fight.
The Ukraine Nazis have got blood lust. The shelling has increased dramitiically recently so the Novorossian forces have said enough is enough, no more Mr. Nice Guy. They have been allow Ukraine troops to rotate to and from the front and have allowed food and drink to pass through to circled Ukrainians. That is no more. The Russian military have also stated they have evidence that a massive attack is planned to occur soon, possibly 15 th January.
Ukraine is becoming a real and potentially catastrophic crisis. Tensions between the East and the West haven't been this contentious since the cold war over two decades ago.
http://www.globaldeflationnews.com/gorbachev-warns-of-major-war-even-nuc...
http://www.globaldeflationnews.com/european-union-continues-to-suffer-fr...
Pump that price of oil up!
U.S. debt star about to explode, Vlad is getting ready
Separitists kill 10 civilians and wound 20:
http://news.yahoo.com/least-six-ukraine-civilians-killed-rocket-hits-bus-141244434.html
What suckers you are.....for propaganda
Another Fake Russian – NATO Military Standoff For The Military Complex……As Predicted
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Unlike Americans, Russians and Asians will make deals even when fighting over other matters.
Slaves fight......business partners make deals as Russia, USSA, China, Canada....the G20 are ALL business partners
You forgot the French carrier sales to Russia and the Russian heli sales to Afghanistan (we paid for)
No I didn't forget it is all at https://newworldorderg20.wordpress.com/
Russia Delivers Last of U.S.-bought Helicopters to Afghan Military
While U.S. Troops Exit With Their Russian Helicopters Will Joint U.S. Chinese Diplomacy and Zbigniew Brzezinski’s Plan Re-Escalate War In Afghanistan?
http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinnwarhea14.html
All bullshit, Russia owns our President and half the US senate.
Putin to Obama: "stop or we'll rat out your party traitors"
Obama: "go ahead make my day"
Wrong
All politicians are puppets......owned by people higher on the pyramid
1945 British National Archives Document Calls For New World Order Now
Putin regime can keep on his agressive criminal politics & actions in Ukraine... for now...
Russian seperatis confirms that Luhansk & Donetsk regions have not recieves "humatarian aid" - those convoyes that came in, went out. Make your own mind what they where sending to Ukraine. But it was no humatarian aid.
Russian Army BPM-97 “Vystrel” and GAZ-39371 “Vodnik” in Krasnodon Ukraine
But people of Russia will rise up against Putin criminal regime - Putin regime propoganda spell will be broken and people will wake up from regime state propoganda brainwashing programs.
http://youtu.be/r2LQ8_2McWo
http://youtu.be/mpUYQi7lFEE
http://youtu.be/XMjN0L2nnyc
Hopefully the trucks were loaded to the hilt with the Kornet, the best anti tank weapon in the world so that they can blow the shit out of the murdering right wing fascist NAZIS
"murdering right wing fascist NAZIS"
"The Fascists of the future will be the anti-fascists."
-Winston Churchill
You completely match this prediction.
http://youtu.be/Bu64du_zxB4
Ukrainian occult celebration of new year:
Cutting and eating a cake shaped as a Russian baby.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8mufKDf5uIg
(guest of honor: Elena Vasileva - human rights activist and Putin critic)
Want to compare with this?
http://youtu.be/Sm2ZB1Jmql8
There are idiots everywhere. But we are talking about Putin regime invading Ukraine - of course they will feel hate against their enemy - Russia.
Nope. I can't compare raw data with some propaganda narattive.
of course they will feel hate against their enemy
So, Russian babies are their enemies?
I think it was stupid what those people done. But they where not eating any babies and I don't know who those people where.
Anyway - it was no propoganda - but truth - ruskie seperatists tied up that women and beaten her, humiliated etc. - That was done not to a cake but a real living person.
I think it was stupid what those people done.
Well, why didn't you say so right away? No need for a silly comparison.
it was no propoganda - but truth
OK. I'll just have to take your word for it.
real living person
You may want to scroll to the end of the video I posted for some real living persons.
Yes, they where killed by ruskie rebels using GRAD. Unfortunately that is what they do to civilians.
uke batallion is firing grad rockets at e.europe shill . recently they killed people ttavelling in a bus to mariupol . thou drivel is astounding btw . you need to lighten up patriot .
viedoklis_lv
If you're posting as an American now, you should stop the pidgin english.
Off topic .New video footage on Sky News of the two gunmen running riot in Paris "ALLEGEDLY" .Not available on ZH yet , another slip of the tongue by a Sky News presenter Jeremy Thompson. I distinctly heard him say that the gunmen were filmed by the "GUARDS ON THE ROOF" before correcting his mistake and saying that it was an amateur photographer .
E.U. Seeks Talks With Russia Over South Stream…….As Predicted
Finally, someone with a practical, common-sense military doctrine!
It's possible that the EU sanctions against Russia are hurting its member states moar than they are hurting Russia.
That would explain why the Russians don't seem to be in any hurry to end them and why the Europeans seem quite anxious to get back to trading with Russia.
Ruble getting slaughtered.
Also Dow
edit
I love the smell of a one day double reversal at 1 pm Pacific
Putin is closing Bitcoin websites. Such a freedom loving dude so worthy of the praise here on a libertarian website.
http://insidebitcoins.com/news/russia-blacklists-bitcoin-websites/28688
Putin is closing Bitcoin websites?!
BRAVO PUTIN!!
NATO vs. World
NATO vs Putin regime
freedom123 vs reality
Made me laugh. Best one I've heard this day.
it is simple - Russia is taking back power vacuum left by falling US empire.
Iraq is good example - USA leave power vacuum and Iraq collapsed, if USA will fall without any power left or bunch of equal powers - chaos will start right away
Russia should announce that all their nukes are pointed at Jerusalem, The Zionist den City of London, and the Zionist swamp on the Potomac, DC.
That would get their attention like a gun at a knife fight.
The banksters need to repay us.
So the fascists in kiev are attacking and murdering innocent civilians.
And the west looks on.
The fourth Reich rules supreme in the EUSSR.
Time to bring it down.
Its the Third Reich using different means.
Europe wants to normalize relations with Russia? Victoria Nuland will have non of that. Fuck the EU, after all.
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... Russia deployed 14 military jets to Crimea last November as part of a squadron of 30 that will be stationed there, making clear it intends to strengthen its presence on the peninsula since annexing it from Kiev last March. ...
... Mr. Putin isn't worried, he must've read these:
... >>> http://defenceradar.com/2014/04/23/russian-su-24-scores-american-uss-donald-cook/ ... "... According to this version, “Aegis” spotted from afar the approaching aircraft, and sounded alarm. Everything went normally, American radars calculated the speed of the approaching target. And suddenly all the screens went blank. “Aegis” was not working any more, and the rockets could not get target information. Meanwhile, Su-24 flew over the deck of the destroyer, did battle turn and simulated missile attack on the target. Then it turned and repeated the maneuver. And did so 12 times."
... >>> http://russia-insider.com/en/military/2014/11/04/02-05-14pm/latest_russian_fighter_jet_blows_americas_away ..."... “It’s a turkey,” declares aerospace engineer Pierre Sprey in an interview to Dutch television. Few people are as qualified to speak about fighter aircraft as Sprey. He is the co-designer of the F-16 Falcon jet and the A-10 Warthog tank buster, two of the most successful aircraft in the US Air Force (USAF).
Winslow T. Wheeler, Director of the US’ Straus Military Reform Project, Centre for Defense information, agrees. “The F-35 is too heavy and sluggish to be successful as a fighter,” he says. “If we ever face an enemy with a serious air force we will be in deep trouble.”
We designed our shit to fuck up arabs, now Russia, that's a problem.
with my pen and phone, I discovered Saddam used a double for his execution. He is now disguised as Putin, and is threatening Kuwiat! We must go to war!
NO PROBLEM WITH GOING TO WAR WITH RUSSIA !
it will save the economy and the bankers !
A DEATH BAILOUT !
It is a just WAR to fight in order to save our beloved central banks
DIE FOR SOMETHING, DIE FOR OIL !
I've lost a lot of respect for ZH over the past few weeks. ZH is OK hiding its authors behind Tyler Durden, yet publishes others works under their original names. Seems inconsistent to me. The business case originally proposed about free speech and anonymity protecting the ZH authors seems to reflect an overall lack of confidence. I am suppose to take ZH material they publish at face value, yet the authors get to hide under 1st amendment protections that ZH bashes every chance they can. It is a hypocritical mock, challenge the system yet use the same system to hide who the authors are. I am glad the other apocalypse blogs have a bit more courage than what ZH seems to have any more. I was fine when ZH focused more on business and Wall St., but this constant pro-Russian bias is tiring and time to call in other sources.
Not interested in the fascinating 17th dimension muppet-verse of Zuul, huh?
Maybe I need to be more patient but I am sick of Putin's tolerance.
Yats goes to Germany and Sieg Heils. They restarted terror bombing civilians in the East
Putin could yank on Chocula's tits.
Nah, he is giving them free coal, hasn't called in the bond for immediate $3billion payment now that Ukraine's debt ratio skyrocketed. And I never did see if Ukraine came through with their $1.5 billion at the end of December for their prior gas debt.
When your dog has rabies, don't be surprised when he bites you. Putin could bring down a sense of reality to those Neo Nazis. He seems to be subsidizing Kiev with his "mercy"
This "The Saker" guy publishes interesting perspective. Here's the first paragraph of one of his latest missives. Click on the link below if you want to read more and to see the video of well known Russian economist Mikhail Khazin giving his insider's take on Russia. -- Eric Dubin (Flying Wombat), Managing Editor, The News Doctors
# # # #
Who Is Mr. Putin?
TND Guest Contributor: ”The Saker”
There is a lot of nonsense and garbage floating around on the Internet about the personality of Vladimir Putin, mostly written by folks who not only know nothing about him, but who don’t even understand the basics about how the Russian state works. Today, I want to share with you a video (especially translated for this purpose by the Russian Team) in which the renowned Russian economic Mikhail Khazin shares his view of Putin and of Putin’s current position vis-à-vis the hostile and russophobic West. I don’t always agree with Khazin, and even in this case I don’t fully agree with some of what he says, but I think that Khazin has really “nailed the bottom line on the head” (how is that for a combo-neologism?). Seriously, I think that Khazin is fundamentally correct, especially about the West’s refusal to accept Putin as anything else than a very junior partner (and even that was in the past, now they want him dead). Where I disagree with Khazin is when he implies that Putin wanted or even believed that such an honest partnership was possible. Medvedev – yes. But not Putin. By training and by trade he knew the West, and especially its ruling elites, extremely well and I believe that Putin pretended to play the “partnership game” for as long as possible to buy as much time as possible for his party which I refer to as the “Eurasian sovereignists” (folks like Shoigu or Rogozin), as opposed to the “Atlantic Integrationists” (folks Medvedev or Kudrin). Anyway, listen to Khazin – who is superbly informed and who knows his stuff – and get a rare insider view of what is really happening behind the Kremlin walls.
http://thenewsdoctors.com/who-is-mr-putin/
Ukraine has used the pause in conflict to stand up more military units. Russia is being forced to redeploy more units to Russia Ukraine border as a result in order to preserve the credibility of threatend Russian military action.
By summer Ukrainian forces will be large enough to forclose the potential for a Russian invasion unless Russia stands up more troops.
The idea that Putin can win quickly in Ukraine is effectively dead. Russia could invade and potenitaly win but that conflict would long and bloody Putins threat to overrun Ukraine in a week is not anywhere close to viable.
A short sharp action by Ukrainian side to retake territory quickly is now what Russia is building up its forces to prevent.
The Ukrainian Army was or is the 6th largest army in the world. They have been destroyed repeatedly by militiamen in the East aka NovoRussia. It hasn't even been close. The endless cauldrons where they became trapped. The milita them allowed them to surrender and go home if they put their guns down. So what happens? The Kiev junta shells them with artilerry as they surrender!
One major reason the Ukraine has zero chance is almost zero Ukrainians on the Kiev side wanted to be or want to be conscripted. They know the govt in Kiev are criminals. Most of them in the field are very poorly equipted. Most of the time they surrender because they know it is BS and the NovoRussians treat them better than Kiev does.
Here is DPR PM Zakarchenko scolding the Ukrainians. They could have killed them all but they are brothers or at least cousins. He let them go, fed them, clothed them, called their families to let them know they were okay. he welcomed them to come back and visit but not if they want to make war. This is astounding.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qJU0pL-WoE
They don't want to fight. They know Kiev is lying to them. It is incredibly sad and tragic.
My guess is most Ukrainains would welcome any liberators who would get rid oof the criminals in Kiev.
Here is an example: Ukrainains with tanks get in a minor skirmish, they surrender and turn over their tanks. They do not want to fight. It is a shame that the men of the North and South in the USA did not decide the same thing back in 1861 or so. 1.1 million men would have survived that bankster genocide..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJ7pr_OXIc
Here is a poor Ukrainain soldier seeing what Ukie artillerry did to civilians in the eastern Ukraine. So sad. Some of these men have consciences unlike the scum running the shit show in Kiev.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL8qGvCk9gQ
Good post Freddie!
Thanks. These videos are incredible powerful. The Prime Minister who is also in the army scolding these poor Ukrainians like children while being incredibly humane.
The Ukrainain guy breaking down in tears seeing how they were shelling innocent people.
This is such an incredibly tragic and sad event brought to you by the State Dept and Soros and his ilk It shows how truly evil these people are. They did the same thing to innocent people in Syria.
"The idea that Putin can win quickly in Ukraine is effectively dead."
I agree with you. Russian army will not be able to quickly take Kiev, defeated the army of Nazis and close all the western border of Ukraine.
This will require a long time - five days.
So says you.
A real war between those fools in Kiev and Putin would last about as long as it takes to drive a tank from the border to Kiev
Ukraine's best and brightest are decaying in shallow graves all over the Donetsk
Their latest callup included poor slobs in their 50's
Putin's Rise to Power
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365401766/