Russian Economy News: NATO Secretary General: Decision on weapons for Ukraine NATO member states take their own

Sunday, February 15, 2015

NATO Secretary General: Decision on weapons for Ukraine NATO member states take their own – Rosbalt.RU

Rosbalt, 16/02/2015 03:59

BRUSSELS, Feb. 16. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to the question of whether there was a NATO military assistance to Ukraine, said that Kiev holds military reform, and the alliance provides practical support to the country. The decision to arm the Ukraine or not, take some NATO member states, he added.

At the same time, he stressed that there is a difference, whether to grant the legitimate government of arms or warring militias against him, reports BBC.

He also noted that NATO is trying to establish a constructive partnership with Russia and does not seek confrontation with her, adding that Moscow should “respect the sovereignty of all countries”.

Earlier, Stoltenberg said that with the point of view of the alliance, “Ukraine – an independent, sovereign country in which the law chosen legitimate government, to ask for help”.

Opinion

February 13, 2015 -> Russian and Russian Oprichnina trouble Four and a half centuries ago, the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible established Oprichnina. I often think what it should look for the root of our troubles. First of all, it’s overwhelming distrust between government and the people.	February 13, 2015 -> United Russia, Professor Ash and dissidents Too many scientific findings recently perceived as political – By the way, as in the Soviet Union, where “bourgeois pseudoscience” kept under control.
February 12, 2015 -> Secret Covenant articles Minsk The Russian-European-Ukrainian negotiations, with all its drama , clear to no avail. Composed where documents are full of silences. They make sense only if supported by decisions about which nothing is said aloud.	February 11, 2015 -> US – Russia: five steps to the abyss The confrontation between Moscow and Washington was the result of short-sightedness and incompetence on both sides . As a result, the United States lost an important potential ally, and Russia is suffering under sanctions.
February 11, 2015 -> Kiev is no longer a refuge Residents of Central Ukraine in fear of war, buying a house in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk. Meanwhile themselves zapadentsy massively flee to Europe, apparently believing that the fighting has come to them.	February 10, 2015 -> Robbery during a panic imitating violent anti-crisis activities, economic agencies have made a list of “systemically important institutions”. Promise to divide between them 200 billion rubles. Much more useful it would be to do the opposite: make a list of enterprises not subject to financing.
February 9, 2015 – -> The main brake of the Russian economy The amount of funds allocated by government order, is constantly increasing. This is one of the most important mechanisms of our economic system – and it is extremely inefficient.	February 9, 2015 -> Science Day with the smell of burning Not in the heyday nor in time of crisis modernization, innovation, import substitution did not take root on Russian soil. And it looks like the Academy of Sciences turns into an alien and burdensome body Body of the Russian authorities.

Analytics, interviews, reports

February 13, 2015 And outside it “Grad “, the” Twister “… On the eve of Lugansk has undergone yet another artillery attack – the first in a period of truce, though not yet” entered into force. ” Luganchane restore the destroyed home and bury the dead.	February 13, 2015 “Many people here can not live without war!” It is sad, but residents of Donbass, as it turned out, “the Ukraine”, and in samoprovoglashennyh republics do not believe that peace in the region has finally come.
February 12, 2015 In a world no one believes The conflict parties have not made the final goals, so Minsk-2 will not work, and the war will continue. That is, despite the optimism of officials, the opinion of the respondents “Rosbalt” experts and participants in the events.	February 12, 2015 Trading is better than blood Negotiations “Norman Quartet” in Minsk culminated in the adoption agreement which, apparently, are dissatisfied with all participants. But most importantly, what is agreed ceasefire. The only question is whether it will be respected.
February 11, 2015 shot city Our reporter visited in Kramatorsk visiting third city hospital in which also came on the eve of shells and wounded when artillery attack. The town itself is a little hurt, but its inhabitants will not soon recover from suffering a shock.	February 11, 2015 “If there are no relatives, and can be on the spot death prikopat” About how many pay Russian volunteers in the East of Ukraine than arm, as is done with the wounded and the dead, said the fighter, who returned recently from a “hot spot”.
February 10, 2015 UOC went into “hiding” The priests UOC Moscow Patriarchate, whose parishes are in the zone ATO prefer not to speak about the events in the Donbass. However, on suspicion of sympathizing with the “separatists” is their still does not eliminate.	February 10, 2015 Who will laugh last? What is the difference views of the leaders the US and Europe on the conflict in Ukraine, and whether the war between Russia and the West? These and other questions are being actively discussed by the world press, sparing neither Putin nor Obama.