On the eve of his visit to Austria, President Vladimir Putin told the press: Russia has not the least intention of sowing dissent within the European Union. On the contrary, it is in Moscow’s interests that the EU, its biggest trading partner, remain as unified and thriving as possible.
USAF MQ-9 Reaper drones have made their debut in Poland and will be stationed at a Polish air base. What’s more, they’ve already started flying missions in the area, apparently to patrol for any possible threats to Poland’s southern region.
Sputnik reports:
WARSAW, POLAND — As a result of the ongoing increase in NATO expansionism, the perceived threat of the mere existence of Russia has reached a tipping point in Poland, thanks to near-constant anti-Russian rhetoric.
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Poland has long expressed interest in securing a permanent deployment of foreign troops from a NATO member nation. The Polish Defense Ministry has confirmed that they are willing to pay the US up to $2 billion if it is an American base. Defense Ministry officials say that there is a “clear and present need” for Poland […]
Poland is so apprehensive of the perceived Russian threat that they are willing to cough up $2 billion in help offset the expenses of a permanent US military presence on their soil to deter ‘Russia’s aggressive posture’.
Poland’s present view of Russia simply makes no practical sense from a security perspective, as no threats have been made in their direction.
As Poland strikes a $4.75 billion arms deal with America, Estonia is getting jealous, and wants their own toys to match. But, for Estonia, missiles aren’t enough. While Estonia already has a group of French, Dutch, and British troops, they also want to play to host to advanced aircraft as well as a permanent rotation of American troops, of course, to match Poland’s stationing of US troops as part of its “enhanced forward presence” initiative.
Poland has signed the largest military arms deal in its history, work 4.75 billion, in a bid to modernize its military hardware, citing the Russian annexation of Crimea as its reason.
By Peter KORZUN | Strategic Culture Foundation | 19.03.2018 Contain Russia in all spheres, squeeze it out everywhere you can, and ramp up pressure to make it kneel. It’s not a big thing to find a pretext to justify the orchestrated campaign launched by the West to put the relations with Moscow on confrontational footing. […]
(TMU) — In Poland, there is a cow living alone on an island, who is prepared to attack anyone who comes near her. She’s been on that island for about one month after she staged a herculean escape and swam to freedom. The cow was being urged to enter a lorry, which would transport her to a […]
Ukraine’s President Poroshenko has acted to remove former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili from Ukraine, having Saakashvili arrested and bundled onto a private jet which flew him to Poland.
