[sukhoi-30mki]

[ETL]

Joe Scarborough: Again, he [Putin] kills journalists that don't agree with him

Trump: Well, I think our country does plenty of killing also, Joe, so, you know. There's a lot of stupidity going on in the world right now, Joe. Lot of killing going on, a lot of stupidity, and that's the way it is.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3365976/At-s-leader-Trump-s-extraordinary-verdict-Vladimir-Putin-two-cozy-up.html

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Trump: Vladimir Putin's praise is 'a great honor'...It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond ,"

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...
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"I think that I would probably get along with him [Putin] very well."
--Donald Trump, CBS' Face The Nation, Oct 2015

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Meanwhile (among many other things) ...

How Russia arms America's southern neighbors

Ioan Grillo
May 9, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Russia's push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande and re-establishing itself as a power in the region. ..."

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/140508/russian-arms-military-trade-latin-america
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Russia Boosts Arms, Training for Leftist Latin Militaries

Moscow defense minister inks deals with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua for joint exercises

BY: Bill Gertz
February 20, 2015

Russia agreed to provide military training for three leftist regimes in Latin America and increase military visits and exercises following a visit last week to the region by Moscow's Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, Pentagon officials said. ..."

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-boosts-arms-training-for-leftist-latin-militaries/

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Russia Ramping Up Military Drills to Cold War Levels, NATO Says

Feb 5, 2016 - FoxNews.com

Russia has stepped up its military maneuvers to a level unseen since the height of the Cold War, according to a new report released by NATO Thursday.

Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance's secretary general and author of the report, noted that Moscow has conducted at least 18 large-scale exercises over the past three years, "some of which have involved more than 100,000 troops."

Those exercises included several simulated nuclear attacks against NATO allies and partner nations ..."

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/02/05/russia-ramping-up-military-drills-to-cold-war-levels-nato-says.html

[MotorCityBuck]

Nice Tank.
Go Vlad

[BobL]

For a country that we keep being told are on their heels, ready to drop, they sure seem capable of developing some DAMN GOOD WEAPONS.

But, thankfully, and more importantly, Sandra Fluke will get her condoms.

[Pollster1]

Russian tanks, plus reactive armor and thermal imaging? I'm impressed! I hope this will get the job done and accomplish that goal Obama always claims to embrace - end the war. [The nice thing about Putin is that when he "ends" a war, he does so by winning it.]

[Little Pig]

The 90 is just an upgrade of the 72, similar to the way the M-60 was an upgrade of the M-48 for the US. I want to see the Armata hit the field.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I’d like to see the T-90 deflect a DU round from an Abrams.

If it’s based on a T-72 the crew must still be surrounded by live ammo.

[Delta 21]

The only time Russian Armor does well in battle is when they are not fighting American made armor. U.S. SABOT round slice thru that reactive armor like warm butter.

..but I am biased

[DungeonMaster]

Warthog food!