Russia Says It Will Respond To NATO Troop Rotations In East

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty RFE/RL ^ | August 27, 2014 | Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty RFE/RL

[WhiskeyX]

Moscow says it will take steps to respond if NATO begins regular troop rotations in the easternmost NATO-member countries.

Russia's permanent mission to NATO said via Twitter on August 27 that Russia's reaction would be "with a view to ensure its security."

The remarks come after NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the troop rotations for NATO's eastern members in an interview published on August 26 by Britain's "The Guardian" newspaper.

Rasmussen said the troops rotations would be carried out at "very high frequency" so that "any potential aggressor" would know an attack on the NATO host country would target the entire NATO alliance.

Poland and the three Baltic states -- all NATO members -- have called for a stronger NATO presence after Russia's intervention in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.

[DoughtyOne]

Poopin sure has stepped in it.

[DownInFlames]

Just remember, Russia still has nukes.

[molson209]

Russia still has nukes.

only if the troops did not drink the Fuel

[GeronL]

Invading other countries is fine for Russia but hey, you better not rotate your troops!

[DoughtyOne]

There's always one malcontent just about everywhere you go.

Now it's Vlad Poopin.  He's leaving a trail where ever he goes these days.


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[Logical me]

Just remember, Russia still has nukes.

So the rest of the world doesn't? In spite of King Obama, we have plenty left and all it would take is just a few and the world will shake.

[FreeInWV]

If someone we considered an adversary put troops on our border, I suspect that we would respond the same.

[1rudeboy]

Invade Mexico, or Canada?

[luvbach1]

In spite of King Obama, we have plenty left and all it would take is just a few and the world will shake.

We'll probably have fewer by the time the Obamanation takes his leave.

[ansel12]

Going nuke against the free world, would wipe out Russia for good, I doubt that their 144 million citizens want to go out as a lone wolf committing national suicide.

[ansel12]

The old we are no different than the mass murdering empire seeking Russians, argument.

Wow, the Cold War is back and you guys are chanting the same slogans.

Russia has to do it to “protect” themselves.

[Mouton]

If Reagan was president as opposed to our disco duck president, tomorrow Putin would wake up to a bunch of Pershing IIs on his western borders, all facing east.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Reagan’s amazing success against the evil empire have been squandered by the community organizer.

[huldah1776]

Where are all the manly man lovers.

Will Russia be able to do all it wants with the new EU sanctions? Will Putin get backing from any other nation?

Putin isn’t worried about fighting the flexible U.S.

[ansel12]

Man those were white hot days, Europe was burning with riots, bombings, and even kidnapping and murder of GIs.

We had pro-Russian terrorists stalking us back them.

[free_life]

God let Russia spend all it’s treasure responding ... history repeating itself.

[GeronL]

Europe needs to increase spending to keep the Russkies out.

Russia has increased spending on the military by at least a third from 2008-2013