Russia joins NATO security patrols in Mediterranean

Reuters ^ | 9/14/2005

[GarySpFc]

BERLIN, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Russia will send ships early next year to help in NATO patrols of the Mediterranean Sea aimed at intercepting boats suspected of links to terrorism, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesday.

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Russia and NATO agreed last year to work more closely together in the fight against terorrism and have been negotiating for months on how Russia can take part in the patrols, known as "Operation Active Endeavour".

[GarySpFc]

This is only the tip of the iceberg. Russia is helping in the WOT far more than we are hearing, but this is good news in that their position is becoming more visible to the world.

[GSlob]

Maritime patrols must be easier than work on the ground in North Caucasus, and better PR, too.

[Esther Ruth]

http://www.mosnews.com/column/2005/09/13/iransupported.shtml

This can't be posted here at FR but a must read!

Kremlin Ready to Defend Iran - Sept 13

[jb6]

ping

[jb6]

Ahhh, Mosnews, the Moveon.org of Russia. Or why do you think it got banned on FR?

[Tailgunner Joe]

Almost everything on mosnews is from somewhere else. Your article is actually from the kommersant. Here it is posted as a FR thread: Moscow is getting ready to defend Iran