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Russian troops hold drills in Serbia
12:12 * 15.11.14
Camouflage-clad Russian soldiers parachute from the sky, armored
vehicles fire live rounds on an open field after being dropped from
military transport jets and helicopters fire missiles against enemy
positions.
Although the flat terrain resembles the Ukrainian war zones, this is
not an armed Russian intervention against its neighbor. It's the
first-ever joint Serb-Russian military exercise in Serbia, the Balkan
country that has been performing a delicate balancing act in between
its Slavic ally Russia and Western Europe, with which Belgrade wants
to integrate.
The "anti-terrorist' drill on Friday -- the first such by the Russians
outside the former Soviet Union -- of elite Russian troops in northern
Serbia, not far from NATO-member Croatia, has stirred controversy both
here and abroad.
"Serbia's government wants to try and keep everyone happy," said
prominent Balkan political analyst Tim Judah. "So, the U.S. helps
finance and modernize Serbia's army while now Serbian soldiers train
with Russians. In normal times there would be little to say about
this, but post-Crimea, these are not normal times anymore."
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
12:12 * 15.11.14
Camouflage-clad Russian soldiers parachute from the sky, armored
vehicles fire live rounds on an open field after being dropped from
military transport jets and helicopters fire missiles against enemy
positions.
Although the flat terrain resembles the Ukrainian war zones, this is
not an armed Russian intervention against its neighbor. It's the
first-ever joint Serb-Russian military exercise in Serbia, the Balkan
country that has been performing a delicate balancing act in between
its Slavic ally Russia and Western Europe, with which Belgrade wants
to integrate.
The "anti-terrorist' drill on Friday -- the first such by the Russians
outside the former Soviet Union -- of elite Russian troops in northern
Serbia, not far from NATO-member Croatia, has stirred controversy both
here and abroad.
"Serbia's government wants to try and keep everyone happy," said
prominent Balkan political analyst Tim Judah. "So, the U.S. helps
finance and modernize Serbia's army while now Serbian soldiers train
with Russians. In normal times there would be little to say about
this, but post-Crimea, these are not normal times anymore."
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress