Russian Navy
Non-bloc status - Ukraine’s shift to Russian-vector orientation
May 21, 2010By Vladimir Socor Opening, alongside Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, the Interstate Commission’s session, Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, turned the clock back to 1990. Invoking that year’s declaration of Ukraine’s sovereignty...
Medvedev’s second visit pulls Ukraine closer to Russia
May 21, 2010By Vladimir Socor Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev’s, May 17-18 visit to Kyiv capped a ten-week campaign to lay the basis for “reintegrating” Ukraine with Russia. It was Medvedev’s seventh meeting with Ukraine’s new leaders...
Russia's Medvedev begins Ukraine visit
May 17, 2010By Brian Whitmore Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Ukraine for a two-day visit in which he will seek to further strengthen the relationship between the two countries. Young Ukrainian women in folk dress greeted a smiling Medvedev as...
Yanukovych Backers 'Defend' Ukraine Parliament From Critics
May 11, 2010Hundreds of supporters of recently inaugurated Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych have formed a cordon around the country's parliament to ward off more than 2,000 anti-Yanukovych protesters. The presidential critics, urged to protest by former prime...
Crimean Tatar issue "lost" in Russia-Ukraine deal over Sevastopol
May 04, 2010Paul Goble Unless Crimean Tatar Issue is Addressed, Sevastopol Base Agreement May Not Remain the Victory Many in Moscow Think, Markedonov Says Moscow is celebrating its Sevastopol accord with Kyiv as “a victory … over the West,&rdquo...
Ukraine ratifies Russia naval base amid violent protests in Rada
April 27, 2010Ukraine's parliament has voted to extend a lease on a Russian naval base, during a turbulent session where smoke bombs and eggs were thrown at Ukrainian politicians. Watch video below The agreement extends Russia's lease on a naval base at the Ukrainian...
French-Russian warship deal making waves among NATO allies
February 10, 2010By Ahto Lobjakas The French daily "Le Monde" broke the news on February 9: Paris had "agreed in principle" to negotiate the sale of one or more "Mistral"-class ships to Russia. If the sale goes through, it will be the...
Khatuna Mshvidobadze: Don't sell Russia French Mistrals
December 08, 2009By Khatuna Mshvidobadze French Ships Could Mean Geopolitical Disaster Some in the French government want to sell Mistral-class ships to Russia, and the decrepit Russian Navy is eager to buy. But such advanced land attack capabilities in Russian...
Mistral: A cold French wind blows East
November 24, 2009By David J. Smith The French Navy amphibious assault ship Mistral—named for a cold French wind—visits Saint Petersburg today. This is not just a port call; it is a sales call—with ominous geopolitical implications. "We plan...
French Ship Sale to Russia Must Be Blown Off Course
November 18, 2009By David J. Smith The French Navy amphibious assault ship Mistral will visit Saint Petersburg, Russia next week. This port call signals that Franco-Russian relations thrive despite the fifteen months since the Russian invasion of Georgia during which...