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2024-04-24 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Shoigu announced the presence of up to 33,000 NATO troops near the Russian border
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The North Atlantic Alliance (NATO) troop group near the Russian border numbers up to 33 thousand people, about 300 tanks and more than 800 other combat vehicles. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense on April 23.
“The entry of Sweden into the North Atlantic Alliance in early March increased military-political tension in the Western and North-Western strategic directions. Today, the NATO reinforcement force at our borders numbers up to 33 thousand people, about three hundred tanks and more than eight hundred other armored combat vehicles,” the head of the Defense Ministry informed.
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Shoigu also said that up to 90 thousand people are participating in a series of exercises of the joint armed forces of NATO taking place today in order to practice repelling the allegedly impending Russian aggression.
As Regnum reported, on April 19, in an interview with Russian radio stations, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that there is no point in Russia attacking European countries.
Lavrov added that recently voters in European countries have been intimidated and threatened by the “Russian threat” against the background of the upcoming elections. He explained that with such hysterical statements, Western politicians are trying to justify their funding of the Kyiv regime.
The head of Russian diplomacy also emphasized that European politicians can no longer change their rhetoric towards Russia, since they “will end as politicians”, and the opposition will not miss the chance to show the disappointing results of their rule.
In turn, President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly emphasized that Russia has no plans to fight with NATO countries. He recalled that it was not Moscow that went to the borders of NATO countries, but they came close, Russia is only protecting its people.
At a meeting with them in the Tver region on March 27, the head of state noted that the West’s statements about Russia’s alleged plans to attack Europe after Ukraine are nonsense and nonsense.
Putin has also repeatedly noted that Moscow and the alliance countries have no territorial claims against each other and that Russia is interested in constructive relations.
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on February 2 that Moscow is not going to attack any of the NATO countries, but if they play too hard and encroach on the territorial integrity of Russia, they will instantly receive an adequate response.
The Foreign Ministry stated that NATO is preparing its allies in the bloc for a potential clash with Russia. As an example, diplomats cited processes such as the militarization of Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region, as well as the accelerated strengthening of coalition potentials in Poland and the Baltic states.
At the same time, the head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Vienna on military security and arms control, Konstantin Gavrilov, believes that statements made by NATO representatives about readiness for conflict with Russia are intended to shift attention from corruption in Ukraine.
At the same time, the head of the Alliance Military Committee, Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, said on March 30 that there are no signs that Russia is planning an invasion of any NATO country.
Related from regnum.ru
Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Ivanov faces up to 15 years in prison for bribery
Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov, who was detained on April 23 by security forces, is suspected of receiving a bribe of at least 1 million rubles.
From the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia it follows that Ivanov was detained on suspicion of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
A particularly large size is considered to be from the amount of 1 million rubles. According to the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation that he is charged with, the military official faces up to 15 years in prison. This is the maximum punishment under this article.
As Regnum reported, Ivanov was born in 1975 in Moscow. He is an active state councilor of the first class and a candidate of economic sciences.
Kandidat means he holds the equivalence of a master's degree.
In May 2016, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense. Supervises issues related to property management, troop quartering, housing and medical support for the Russian Armed Forces, construction, reconstruction and overhaul of Ministry of Defense facilities. He was in charge of the restoration of Mariupol.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed of the detention of Timur Ivanov, press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
The investigation will demand the arrest of Ivanov, law enforcement agencies said on April 23.
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