All articles tagged "NATO"
NATO agrees to resume ties with Russia 
6 Mar, 01:45 PM 1 comment
NATO foreign ministers have agreed to end a seven-month freeze relations sparked by Moscow's decision to send armed forces to Georgia in August
Clinton suggests NATO and Russia ‘move on’ and work constructively 
6 Mar, 03:33 PM
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that it was "time to move ahead" in relations with Russia, as she endorsed a resumption of formal high-level ties between NATO and Moscow.
Russia and NATO launch rival war games 
17 Mar, 12:26 PM 7 comments
Simultaneous war games started Monday in Russia and NATO member Norway.
Growing NATO demands upgraded Russian army - Medvedev 
17 Mar, 01:44 PM 6 comments
The threatening situation in a number of regions, as well as NATO’s continuous growth, require that Russia’s Armed Forces are upgraded, in spite of the financial crisis, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says.
Nuclear weapons are Russia’s political guarantee of peace - NATO envoy 
17 Mar, 03:59 PM 21 comments
Nuclear weapons are the chief political guarantee for peaceful life in Russia, said the country’s envoy to NATO,commenting on President Medvedev's call to boost Russian nuclear forces to resist NATO’s possible aggression.
US not alarmed by Russian rearmament scheme 
18 Mar, 10:35 PM 2 comments
The US Defense Department has refused to be intimidated by Russia’s announcement of large-scale rearmament.
France shifts to Russian side in NATO expansion row 
18 Mar, 12:59 PM 2 comments
France opposes a global role for NATO and wants Russia to be consulted before any further expansion of the alliance, the French defense minister Herve Morin said in an interview Tuesday.
NATO commander points to "uncertain" Russia relations 
25 Mar, 10:27 PM 15 comments
US relations with Russia have entered a period of "uncertainty" as Moscow appears determined to sow discord within Europe and undermine US influence, NATO's top commander John Craddock warned.
Russia calls NATO war games scenario “surprising” 
25 Mar, 10:51 PM 10 comments
Moscow is surprised by the scenario of Norway's military exercise, featuring struggle for natural resources, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, expressing hope such conflict would never become reality.
Protests held as US Navy ship arrives at Crimean base 
25 Mar, 02:57 PM 2 comments
About 500 pro-Russia protesters cried "NATO out" Wednesday as a U.S. naval frigate arrived in the Ukrainian naval port of Sevastopol, where Russia's Black Sea fleet is also based.
NATO has no business in the Arctic – Russian diplomat 
27 Mar, 02:54 PM 4 comments
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has no business in the Arctic, Russian envoy to NATO has announced amidst mounting tensions around the oil-rich region.
Russia doubtful over restoring NATO ties, wants 'no tanks at its porch' 
27 Mar, 04:13 PM 1 comment
Russia has still not taken a decision on restoring full cooperation with NATO, but will consider doing so when it sees the will to mend fences, Moscow's envoy to NATO said, comparing the alliance's present activities to parking a tank next to your neighbor's house.
Poland wants Russia to join NATO 
31 Mar, 02:54 PM 6 comments
Poland wants to see Russia tamed and predictable, and for that reason Russia should be allowed to join NATO, Poland's foreign minister has said.
Former Soviet president sharply criticizes NATO’s eastward expansion 
2 Apr, 04:26 PM 8 comments
Mikhail Gorbachev has sharply criticized NATO’s eastward expansion blaming the West for breaking their earlier promises
One third of Russians don’t know what NATO is 
2 Apr, 05:56 PM 16 comments
According to a survey by the All-Russia Public Opinion Research Center one third of Russians don’t know what NATO is
NATO chief says the alliance divided over Russian relations 
3 Apr, 05:34 PM 6 comments
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are deeply divided over relations with Russia, complicating the alliance's ties with Moscow, the NATO Secretary General has said.
Allied ministers to relaunch NATO-Russia Council meetings 
5 Apr, 09:45 PM 2 comments
Allied Ministers reached agreement today to formally resume the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meetings
Russian envoy promises renewal of relations with NATO 
6 Apr, 04:46 PM 3 comments
The first NATO-Russia Council meeting after a 7-month break could take place on April 22, and if it goes well, Russia may consider restoring military cooperation with the alliance.
Russia protests NATO military exercises in Georgia 
16 Apr, 11:44 PM 3 comments
Russia called on NATO Thursday to cancel or postpone planned military exercises in Georgia which it said were "a provocation".
NATO to proceed with Georgia war games, says Russia can join 
17 Apr, 01:34 PM 1 comment
NATO said that planned war games in Georgia will still go ahead, despite Moscow’s demands to call them off. However, a NATO spokesman added that Russia can join military exercises any time.
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