Russland & Verbündete gegen Europa & USA

[Schneemann]

Die unter Vorbehalt getätigten Ankündigungen der Allianz, Patriot-Systeme ins Baltikum zu verlegen, stoßen auf Kritik seitens Russland:

Russia blames U.S. for "atmosphere of Cold War"

The spokesman for President Vladimir Putin tells CBS News that there is "an atmosphere of Cold War" between Russia and the West, but he says the United States is to blame for taking "not a peaceful approach" in its defense of NATO allies. [...]

"We have some elements look like an atmosphere of cold war," said Peskov, "but I would like to draw your attention to your words; we have our Iskander missiles on our soil in Kaliningrad, and you have American missiles in the territory of Baltics. This is a huge difference. So, it's not Russian missiles in Mexico. It's American missiles in Baltics."

The prospect of U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries in the Baltics (they aren't there yet), specifically Lithuania, arose Wednesday as Secretary of Defense James Mattis met the leader of that nation and vowed to help defend its border in light of the Russians massing troops and hardware on the other side ahead of the September war games. [...]

He said that, in Russia's view, the U.S. bolstering of NATO forces in Eastern Europe is, "not a peaceful approach, not a constructive approach when you're getting your military infrastructure closer to our borders, we feel it as a threat to our security, and we feel ourselves necessary to re-balance the situation and take some counter-measures."

Lithuania, like neighbors Estonia and Latvia, have been nervous since the Crimea annexation and have pressed the U.S. and other NATO allies to stand up in their defense. The cries prompted then-President Obama to order the largest U.S. troop deployment to Europe since World War II.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-blame...nia-putin/

Im Gegenzug werden seitens der Allianz diese Androhungen mit den russischen Militärbewegungen, u. a. der Verlegung von Iskander-Raketen, in Zusammenhang gebracht und Vorwürfe der versuchten Destabilisierung erhoben...

U.S. Criticizes Russian Buildup In Baltics, May Temporarily Deploy Patriot Missiles

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has criticized what he called a "destabilizing" Russian military buildup near the Baltic states, as officials said the United States was considering deploying Patriot missiles in the region for military drills later this year. [...] Last year, Russia moved Iskander missiles with the potential to carry nuclear warheads to Kaliningrad, its exclave on the Baltic Sea between NATO members Lithuania and Poland. Moscow said the deployment was part of routine drills, but Western military officials worry that it may become permanent.

Asked about the missile deployment, Mattis said: "Any buildup of Russian combat power in an area where they know, and we all know, they are not threatened by anything that we are doing in Lithuania or elsewhere in the democratic countries -- any kind of buildup like that is simply destabilizing." [...]

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, insisted that the missiles would likely be withdrawn when massive military exercises by Russia and Belarus kick off in September. The Zapad (West) exercises could reportedly involve up to 100,000 troops and see Russia showcase new hardware.

https://www.rferl.org/a/us-criticizes-ru...78345.html

Schneemann.