Putin Says Russia Will Not Tolerate NATO Military Build Up

[Purveyor]

Source: RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, November 20 (RIA Novosti) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia would not ignore NATO's military build up near its borders and would provide an adequate response to any "muscle-flexing."

"In violation of previous agreements, NATO members' military resources are being built up next to our borders," Putin said at a Defense Ministry meeting with senior military staff. "Certainly, we cannot allow ourselves to remain indifferent to this obvious muscle-flexing."

He said Russia had been forced to impose a moratorium on the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty as the majority of other signatories had failed to ratify an adapted version of the cold war-era agreement.

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The Russian president also reiterated the need to continue the development of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Forces and said they should be able to respond promptly and effectively to any aggression.

"One of the most important tasks today is to enhance the combat readiness of the Strategic Nuclear Forces. They should be in a position to deliver a prompt and effective strike against any aggressor," Putin said.



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[LakeSamish706]

1. Yep, and you can thank Georgie exclusively for this little happening. n/t

[lovuian]

2. Europe is screwed

Russia on one side and US on the other

[LakeSamish706]

3. If Europe would stop siding with Bush and either stay neutral or lean toward...

Russia, China etc. they might be much better off. North America is what is screwed, thanks to this A**hole and his minions....

[acmavm]

4. That evil old bastard and the dummy with the old guy's hand up

his ass (moving his lips) thought for some reason that they could intimidate EVERYBODY. Now, they can't scare anybody.

That's what losing a war of choice will do to ya.

[provis99]

5. oooh, scary Putin

So what will he do next? Fly 60-year old Bear bombers over the Arctic as a show of force, and hope they don't fall apart on the way in?

[tom_paine]

6. The delicate dance of New Stalin and New Hitler

New Hitler thinks he is going to surprise New Stalin with his treachery.

Methinks New Stalin has taken a lesson from Old Stalin, and KNOWS New Hitler is going to betray him.

But, then again, New Stalin and Old Stalin are more alike than our Bushler and the Old Hitler, so maybe Comrade Putin will still be blindsided.

Naaah. My money is on New Stalin over New Hitler, this time around. It is the clueless BusHitler who is going to lose this battle of wills and criminality, I think, although not because the Busheis are any less criminal than the Putinists, they have juts grown accustomed to the easy victories over the puscillanimous and cowardly Democratic Leadership.

The Bushies now believe their own lying press, and also think the world is just going to lay down and roll over to their tyranny the way the Democrats have.