Russia To Hold Major Naval Exercises Off Korean Coast

rferl.org ^ | May 27, 2010

[Tailgunner Joe]

Russia today said it will go ahead with plans to hold naval exercises near North Korea in June despite rising tensions between the two Koreas.

The exercises were planned before a report of international investigators last week found North Korea responsible for the March sinking of a South Korean warship, in which 46 sailors died.

Russia maintains ties with North Korea.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Igor Lyakin-Frolov today said that Moscow needs "100 percent proof" that North Korea sank the ship.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Russia plans big naval exercise off North Korea - May 27, 2010 - A flotilla of warships will set off for the Sea of Japan from Vladivostok, the home port of Russia's Pacific fleet, its spokesman Roman Martov said. Vladivostok is in the Primorsky Krai, the only Russian region that borders North Korea.

For the first time, other fleets of Russia's navy will also join in the war games.

The Black Sea fleet's flagship Moskva missile cruiser, dubbed "the aircraft carrier killer" in the Russian media, will take part alongside the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great, flagship of the Northern fleet.

[earlJam]

The exercises were planned before a report of international investigators last week found North Korea responsible for the March sinking of a South Korean warship, in which 46 sailors died.

The question is this: How long has Russia known that North Korea sunk the warship?

[Navy Patriot]

The Russians will be conducting joint exercises with China, Cuba, and Venezuela in the Caribbean by this time next year.

[JimSEA]

Tacit support for Chia Pet?? Ain’t it great to have a weak SOS
for a CIC?

[rahbert]

They’d better bring a salvage tug.

[Venturer]

Russia could have 200% assurances and they still wouldnt go against their Commie pals.

[RoadTest]

Russia and China both support North Korea.

[SampleMan]

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Igor Lyakin-Frolov today said that Moscow needs "100 percent proof" that North Korea sank the ship.

Translated literally, I think the Russian statement was, "Screw you, we don't give a crap."

[The Comedian]

OPERATION FLASHPOINT, or alternately,

OPERATION JUNK SHOOT

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Lando Lincoln]

This is an inteentional poke in Obama’s eye by Putin. Obama has no spine and Putin knows it.

[The Shrew]

flo·til·la   /floʊˈtɪlə/ Show Spelled[floh-til-uh] Show IPA
–noun
1.a group of small naval vessels, esp. a naval unit containing two or more squadrons.

squad·ron   /ˈskwɒdrən/ Show Spelled[skwod-ruhn] Show IPA –noun
1.a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.

Right. The Russian's are going to deploy a portion of their "fleet" to Korea - from three different home ports. They better bring a lot of ocean going tugs.

The Black Sea fleet's flagship Moskva missile cruiser, dubbed "the aircraft carrier killer" in the Russian media, will take part alongside the heavy nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great, flagship of the Northern fleet.

This is absolutely pure parody. Did the Onion write this?

Regards,

TS

[Venturer]

And Iran, Syria, Hamas, PLO, Hezbhallah, and any other outlaw establishment with the basic idea of harming America.

[rmlew]

South Korea should respond with a one word response "Tsushima". 9I know it was a Japanese victory, but if the Russian's consider the Moskva a threat, they'll believ anything. It's sister ship was damaged by a Styx missile. A barrage of Harpoons will do much worse.