Russia checks readiness of its missile forces in Far East

The Russian military is testing the readiness of its missile group in the Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula with a surprise inspection, TASS news agency reported Thursday.

EU's incoming FM, Federica Mogherini, appreciates Moldova's pro-EU but not anti-Russian approach

"Moldova is an example for the states with European aspirations, especially because it chose the path to the West and simultaneously wants to keep the good relations with the East," visiting Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini Monday told her Moldovan counterpart Iurie Leanca.

Mogherini came to Moldova for a meeting of the European Action Group for Moldova. It is Mogherini's first visit abroad after her designation on Saturday as EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Pour lex-chef du Pentagone l'élargissement de lOTAN vers l΄Est était une erreur

L'Ex-chef du Pentagone Robert Gates a fait sensation en sortant un livre. Ou pour être encore plus exact, il est devenu l'auteur d’un livre-sensation.

C’est vrai que le livre a fait sensation chez l'auteur, aux Etats-Unis, mais aussi au-delà de ses frontières. C’est que Gates s'est écarté trop loin de la ligne générale qui est quelque chose de sacré pour les Américains, malgré la démocratie dont ils sont si fiers. Mais les doutes, et surtout les atteintes aux notions sacrées, ne sont pas appréciés.

NATO advances towards Russian borders have nothing to do with European security (Sergei Ivanov)

NATO advances towards the Russian borders has nothing to do with European security issues, Kremlin administration head Sergei Ivanov said on Wednesday.

Pronouncements that NATO’s east European boundaries had to be strengthened “are used either as a psychological trick or knowingly used as a screen for moving NATO’s military infrastructure closer to our borders,” the head of the presidential administration said.

Obama pledges $1bn for more troops, military drills in E. Europe

President Obama has announced a plan to invest $1 billion in stepping up its military presence in Eastern Europe amid the Ukrainian crisis. The White House will send more troops and equipment to the region to “reaffirm” its commitment to NATO allies.
Speaking at a news conference in Warsaw, Obama said America was stepping up its partnership with countries in Eastern Europe with a view to bolstering security. The moves are aimed at upping the pressure on Russia, which Washington has accused of inciting unrest in Ukraine.

In line with the plans, Obama will ask Congress to provide up to $1 billion to finance the deployment of more troops and equipment.

German Defense Ministry: NATO to Discuss Reinforcing Troops in Poland

BERLIN — NATO defence ministers will discuss temporarily reinforcing their forces in Poland when they meet in Brussels this week, a spokesman for the German defence ministry said on Sunday.
It has not been decided whether the 28-member alliance will actually reinforce its Multinational Corps Northeast in Szczecin, the spokesman added.
In April Poland's defence minister said Russia's military intervention in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula made it vital that NATO station significant numbers of troops in eastern Europe and ignore any objections Russia might have.

Seven children injured in Sloviansk shelled by Ukrainian army

Seven children were injured in Sloviansk, Donetsk region, when Ukrainian armed forces fired at residential districts of the city, Russian presidential commissioner for children's rights Pavel Astakhov wrote on Twitter on Friday.
The Donetsk regional health department reported that seven children received bullet and shrapnel wounds during the Ukrainian army's attack, Astakhov said.