The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

[Armenian]

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Today I had the pleasent surprise of seeing what appeared to be several Russian air force Mig-29s conducting aerial maneuvers between the air space over Yerevan and the Armenian-Turkish border. I think it is fair to assume that the aircraft in question were participating in the joint Russian-Armenian-Tajik military exercises currently under way in the Armenian Republic.

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CSTO Rubezh 2008 exercise kicks off in Armenia

Rubezh 2008 exercise kicked off in Armenia today with participation of some 4 thousand servicemen from Armenia, Russia and Tajikistan. “The two initial stages will be political, with a goal to alleviate tensions in the region,” said Nikolay Bordyuzha, Secretary General of the Collectibe Security Treaty Organization. For his part, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan the exercise has a strategic importance for maintenance of regional and international stability. “During the maneuvers, united force will synchronize operations in local wars and armed conflicts. Joining our efforts, we can resist challenges,” the Minister said. The CSTO includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Armenia is currently holding chairmanship in the organization.

Source: http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/?nid=26687

First stage of CSTO command-staff exercise begins in Armenia

The first stage of the joint complex command-staff exercise Rubezh (Border) - 2008 of the member-countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) began in Armenia on Tuesday. “The first and second phases of the exercise are political ones, during which a situation will be modelled to outline the steps of the CSTO member-countries and the organisation on the whole in order to alleviate tensions fanned up in the collective security region as a result of the actions undertaken by the destructive third forces, and the political settlement of the conflict will be practiced,” the press service of the CSTO Secretariat told Itar-Tass. “The first and second stages for the CSTO Secretariat as a political body of the organisation are more interesting than the next stages, at which only military actions are planned,” CSTO Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha believes. According to the CSTO Secretariat, Bordyuzha will attend personally the first stage of the exercise on Tuesday. The exercise Border-2008 is held under the decision taken by the CSTO supreme body – the Collective Security Council. The exercise will be held in four phases in Armenia and Russia. During the first and second stages a procedure of drafting some proposals to the Collective Security Council in order to give military and military-technical assistance to a CSTO country, which was attacked. The second stage of the exercise will be held in Russia at the CSTO joint headquarters. At the third stage the CSTO states will train a military operation for the protection of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the ‘attacked’ country. The fourth stage envisages a defense operation. The exercise will have a purely anti-terrorist and command-staff thrust, “so, no major troop transfers are planned,” Bordyuzha told reporters earlier. The CSTO brings together Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Source: http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2....8672&PageNum=0

[Illuminator]

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Nezavisimaya Gazeta
July 22, 2008
DMITRY MEDVEDEV'S WHITE BOOK

Author: Natalia Leschenko

UNLIKE HIS PREDECESSOR, PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV HAS SHARP CLAWS HIDDEN WITHIN VELVET PAWS

The new foreign political doctrine confirms Moscow's
ambitions and resolve to become one of instrumental global
players. The document President Dmitry Medvedev signed points out
that the West is losing hold on its former monopoly of global
processes formulation and that Russia may become a new locomotive
force of the global economy. It also suggests a new security
regime for Europe and reorganization of the UN so as to strengthen
its role of the principal global regulator. Factors that determine
new global accomplishments include economic development, energy
resources, and arms export. Moscow will be choosing its strategic
partners keeping these considerations in mind now.
Like his predecessor Vladimir Putin, Medvedev announced the
new foreign political doctrine at the onset of his term of office.

His foreign policy will be somewhat different from his
predecessor's, said differences ascribed to his own outlook and
attitude towards international law. Determined to boost its
international weight, Moscow will concentrate on betterment of
relations with what foreign states and organizations are perceived
as promising from the standpoint of economic cooperation.
Also importantly, the document 24 pages thick includes no
aggressive or hostile nuances that could cause a pandemonium in
the critical Western media. As a matter of fact, foreign
observers' interest is glued to two central aspects of the
document - security policy and choice of economic priorities. It
is only fair to add that Russia's most important initiatives
concern global security.

The foreign political doctrine emphasizes that the OSCE
failed in performance of its functions and suggests a new global
security treaty. This latter will include the old issue of
conventional arms in Europe and suspend continued installation of
elements of the American AMB defense system near the Russian
borders. The United States keeps promising not to aim its missiles
at Russia but Moscow does not want any radars or missiles so close
to the territory of the Russian Federation in any event. Medvedev
refuses to play games with national security on the strength of
Washington's promises.

The UN is to be reorganized as the principal regulator in the
sphere of global security. The Kremlin believes that the reforms
will solidify positions of the only organization in the world
empowered to warrant deployment of military contingents to crisis-
resolution in problematic areas. Recognition of Kosovo by the
European Union and US military operation in Iraq are vivid
examples of a violation of this central principle. What the
foreign political doctrine stands for is establishment of new
international organizations whose actions will be in keeping with
international law and aiming to prevent all and any
"paternalistic" encroachments on the part of the West. Realization
of this plan will be taxing indeed and cannot be successful
without foreign support. Moreover, so ambitious a task requires
unilateral support and fidelity from all of the international
community.

Even economic aspects of the new foreign political doctrine
differ from what the previous document stood for. The powers-that-
be pledge to give assistance to Russian exporters. Countries with
the best economic potentials are therefore viewed as principal
partners. The list of European partners a.k.a. consumers of
Russian oil and gas includes Germany, France, Italy, Spain,
Finland, Greece, Netherlands, and Norway. Great Britain is only
mentioned as a country the Kremlin would like to improve bilateral
relations with.

Mildness of the foreign political doctrine notwithstanding,
Russia's international behavior may well earn it criticism all the
same. Addressing Russian ambassadors and diplomats only recently,
Medvedev demanded an "aggressive" reaction to any encroachment on
Moscow's interests and criticism. On the one hand, it is an
indication of awareness on the part of the president that this
active self-defense will make other countries and organizations
respect Russia for the resolve and ability to promote its own
interests. On the other, foreign countries and international
organizations may get seriously upset and actually become hostile.
Objectives of the foreign political doctrine meanwhile will be
accomplished only if and when Russia's partners abroad are
benevolent. Its foreign political course will foment fears rather
than sympathies otherwise. This aggressive approach may be sound
in some episodes but only as long as it is not elevated to the
level of state strategy.

[Federate]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

Today I had the pleasent surprise of seeing what appeared to be several Russian air force Mig-29s conducting aerial maneuvers between the air space over Yerevan and the Armenian-Turkish border. I think it is fair to assume that the aircraft in question were participating in the joint Russian-Armenian-Tajik military exercises currently under way in the Armenian Republic.

Cool, thanks for keeping us updated. Do you live in Armenia now?

[Artsakh]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

hey Armenian,

you never responded to my challenege. I told u im here in armenia. If you don't respond, i reserve the right to call u a POOTS and you will stain your record forever.

one thing i want to tell u, my DASHNAK uncle, diirector of etchmiatszzin college, wants a piece of u too!

respond, you faceless xxxxx, or show up to etchmiatzin college.

here we are, in the middle of the night, drinking and singing, waiting for ur pusssssssssssssssssy assssss

[crusader1492]

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No one wants to read this bullxxxx here. Send a private message or post in the saloon thread if you're going to act like a drunk a-hole.

[zeytuntsi]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

hey Armenian,

you never responded to my challenege. I told u im here in armenia. If you don't respond, i reserve the right to call u a POOTS and you will stain your record forever.

one thing i want to tell u, my DASHNAK uncle, diirector of etchmiatszzin college, wants a piece of u too!

respond, you faceless xxxxx, or show up to etchmiatzin college.

here we are, in the middle of the night, drinking and singing, waiting for ur pusssssssssssssssssy assssss

Artsakh,
Keep it cool and please don't sink to his level. Personally I think that his trip to Armenia is 100% BS and he's in the US. Also, you know that he's 100% bravado and hot air and won't dare to show up. Just let it go.

[zeytuntsi]

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any one who provoks armenian unity is undoubtly will be named azzery cattle ,on contrarly if you have a bit armenian blood in your veins you will explain your case with rasionality .If you are not that capable to express yourself in logical manner what is the use of being here.All the world watching how inprudent you are.

I agree with you and I'm sure that Artsakh agrees with you, but "you reap what you sow" and "Armenian" did the "azzery cattle" with too many people and for tooooooooooooo long.

[Anonymouse]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

hey Armenian,

you never responded to my challenege. I told u im here in armenia. If you don't respond, i reserve the right to call u a POOTS and you will stain your record forever.

one thing i want to tell u, my DASHNAK uncle, diirector of etchmiatszzin college, wants a piece of u too!

respond, you faceless xxxxx, or show up to etchmiatzin college.

here we are, in the middle of the night, drinking and singing, waiting for ur pusssssssssssssssssy assssss

Hey, if you threaten people, you're permanently banned. I'm fucking serious.

[crusader1492]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

Artsakh,
Keep it cool and please don't sink to his level. Personally I think that his trip to Armenia is 100% BS and he's in the US. Also, you know that he's 100% bravado and hot air and won't dare to show up. Just let it go.

Why is that hard to believe? People visit Armenian all the time. I just dropped off two people at the airport headed to Armenia...

In short, it is really not that big of a deal to travel to Armenia, so I do not understand your belief that Armenian's trip is "BS". Perhaps you are equating him to yourself - a person who most likely is scared to leave his cubicle?

Anyway, just stop posting stupid things... especially when you don't have an ounce of evidence to support you view.

Azeri cattle? I'm beginning to think you are a member of that herd.

[Artsakh]

Re: The Rise of the Russian Empire: Russo-Armenian Relations

Hey, if you threaten people, you're permanently banned. I'm fucking serious.

Anon,

Armenian is the one who has continuously resorted to insults and name-calling, even after I told that it is quite silly to act tough over the internet.

He has called me a "street pornik", a "Street lakot", etc...

Moreover, he is the one who threatened to "punch my face in regardless of consequences".

Well, now I'm taking him up on his offer.