{"id":49496,"date":"2017-10-28T09:19:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T09:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=49496"},"modified":"2017-10-28T09:19:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-28T09:19:47","slug":"russia-lashes-out-at-nato-forces-escalation-as-more-troops-at-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/russia-lashes-out-at-nato-forces-escalation-as-more-troops-at-border.html","title":{"rendered":"Russia lashes out at NATO forces ‘escalation’ as more troops at border"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia lashes out at NATO forces ‘escalation’ as more troops at border<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

A MINSTER of Vladimir Putin has lashed out at NATO forces amassing on its western border, adding Russia must neutralise the emerging threat.<\/span><\/p>\n

NATO has been gradually increasing their presence on Russia\u2019s borders after additional forces were spotted participating in exercises.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said: \u201cThe military and political situation at our western borders remains tense and shows a tendency to escalation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Shoigu reiterated at Russia\u2019s Defence Ministry Board meeting how it is NATO that is ratcheting up tensions in Eastern Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n

He stated: \u201cThe intensity and scale of the operational and combat training of the bloc member-countries\u2019 military forces near our borders are growing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOnly in the past three months, there have been over 30 drills in East European and <\/span><\/p>\n

Baltic states.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Shoigu said the opposing actions of the bloc\u2019s countries have forced Russia to strengthen its defences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia will improve there \u201ccombat strength of the Western Military District troops\u201d as well as modernising the system of bases.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Defence Minister, Russia will receive more than 1,800 pieces of new and modernised hardware by the end of this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shoigu said: \u201cWe\u2019re implementing a set of measures to neutralise the emerging challenges and threats.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite Russia\u2019s concerns Zapad-2017 \u2013 a joint strategic military exercise between Russia and Belarus \u2013 was held up by a number of Western countries as proof of a \u201cRussian threat.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Miller, associate director of National Security at The University of Texas said: \u201dThe West expanded its sphere of influence at Russia\u2019s expense, and Russia is now <\/span>retaliating.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPutin is not driven by cold calculations of rational self-interest because no human <\/span>is. We are not Vulcans.<\/span><\/p>\n

The drills were \u201ccountered\u201d by NATO\u2019s exercises in Sweden, which hosted roughly twice the number of troops that took part in the Russian drills, and became the biggest military event in the country in 23 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

But according to Mr Miller, Putin has already succeeded in crumbling NATO\u2019s credibility”.<\/span><\/p>\n

His last two targets, Georgia and Ukraine, were not NATO members, but in 2008 had been explicitly and publicly assured that they would be granted Membership Action Plans. <\/span><\/p>\n

The ex-chief of Russian Airborne Troops and current head of the country\u2019s parliamentary committee for defence, Vladimir Shamanov, warned opponents as \u201csaber-rattling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThat would bring nothing positive,\u201d noting that the NATO buildup is simply increasing the risks of an armed conflict and \u201cinflating of tensions\u201d at Russia\u2019s western borders.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/872223\/putin-trump-north-korea-NATO-Shoigu-war-ww3<\/span><\/p>\n

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