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RUSSIA’S URALS EXPORTS TO PLUNGE SHARPLY IN JULY
Poland. And that is a different matter. One thing is to send troops home, and the other –– to push them closer to our borders.” Alexander Grushko, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, said his government would take a closer look on what might follow Trump’s statement about removing a portion of U.S. troops from Germany and relocating them to Poland. “Russia is closely following the US plans to move part of its troops from Germany to Poland, and will implement all the needed measures to ensure its national security, as the U.S. may violate the Russia-NATO Founding Act on Mutual Relations,” Grushko was quoted as saying. If reassigned to Poland, an extra U.S. contingent could beef up NATO’s eastern wing, Russian experts say while chiefly focusing on the military. Russian press outlets say Trump is keen to warn Russia when moving U.S. troops to Poland. Experts told Nezavismaya Gazeta, a Russian daily, that fourth-generation F-16CJ multi-functional light fighters from Spangdahlem Air Base would be sent to Poland in a somewhat outrageous move for Russia. “If Poland purchased F-35A Lightning II fighters, the total number of modern offensive combat aircraft in this country would be more than 100 units,” it reported. Likewise, Poland could host as many fourth-generation aircraft as Russia’s Western Military District.
29 June 2020
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