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2008-08-20 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian navy says pulling out of NATO exercise

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Perhaps the Ukrainian navy would like to participate instead? And perhaps Ukraine could host the USS Ford after, given that the Russians have to cancel their engagement.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-08-20 01:27|| 2008-08-20 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 INTERFAX > RUSSIA'S TROOP WITHDRAWAL WILL BE PORPORTIONAL TO GEORGIA'S COMPLIANCE.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-20 01:33|| 2008-08-20 01:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I see this as the equivalent to "Fired? Oh yeah?! You can't fire me -- I quit!"

Posted by Darrell 2008-08-20 10:30|| 2008-08-20 10:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Damn, now we need to dig up some more targets...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-08-20 10:30|| 2008-08-20 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 They don't want their glaring weaknesses exposed to us.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-08-20 10:58|| 2008-08-20 10:58|| Front Page Top

#6 They don't seem to want any American warships hanging around the Baltic Sea for some reason.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-08-20 11:27|| 2008-08-20 11:27|| Front Page Top

#7 What I don't get is why Putin didn't announce this sort of thing the day after the invasion and preempt Nato and the west and force them to ask him to rejoin if that was the case. He had to know he'd be kicked out of this sort of thing.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-08-20 16:07|| 2008-08-20 16:07|| Front Page Top

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