news from the former second world
I wonder if this includes the overflights of Russian territory that are required to keep the war in Afghanistan going. Look at a map- it’s hard to figure out another good way to do it.
Norway: Russia to cut all military ties with NATO
Russia has informed Norway that it plans to suspend all military ties with NATO, Norway’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday, a day after the military alliance urged Moscow to withdraw its forces from Georgia.
NATO foreign ministers said Tuesday they would make further ties with Russia dependent on Moscow making good on a pledge to pull its troops back to pre-conflict positions in Georgia. However, they stopped short of calling an immediate halt to all cooperation.
The Nordic country’s embassy in Moscow received a telephone call from “a well-placed official in the Russian Ministry of Defense,” who said Moscow plans “to freeze all military cooperation with NATO and allied countries,” Espen Barth Eide, state secretary with the Norwegian ministry said.
More from Georgia:
South Ossetian Martial Law Creates a No Man’s Land
Russia warns NATO against re-equipping Georgia’s military
Russia may recognise S Ossetia’s freedom
In Georgia, a Claim Russia Is Making More Advances
Russia, Georgia Near Monitor Deal; NATO Seeks Unity
Troops will leave Georgia in their own time, Russian spokesman says
Ukraine:
Ukraine PM rejects traitor accusations: report
Ukraine to beef up military potential in areas at risk from Russia
Poland, Ukraine and the Baltics: Nervous neighbours
Oil pipelines:
BP says testing begins on BTC pipeline
First BTC oil to be loaded at Ceyhan on Aug 25-26
Kazakhstan considers to divert oil export route from BTC to Russia
