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    Russia to deploy 2 army brigades in Arctic

    MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister says the military will deploy two army brigades to help protect the nation's interests in the Arctic.

    Anatoly Serdyukov says his ministry is working out specifics, such as troops numbers, weapons and bases, but a brigade includes a few thousand soldiers.

    Serdyukov was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Friday the brigades could be based in Murmansk, Arkhangelsk or other areas.

    Russia, the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway have been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, believed to hold up to a quarter of the Earth's undiscovered oil and gas.

    On Thursday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russia "remains open for dialogue" with its polar neighbors, but will "strongly and persistently" defend its interests in the region.

     

    157 comments

    • Rough and tough  •  10 mths ago
      Putin knows Obama and his puppet Ben Nelson are weak idiots - so why not?
    • KAL SKIRATA  •  11 mths ago
      the Russkies can't even pay their current army....how they gonna stock and supply 2 brigades? Sounds like more propoganda from Moscow...they are "full of it"....
      • dubyya 11 mths ago
        neither can we
      • Hank 11 mths ago
        With the oil te recoverfrom the arctic!
      • Hank 11 mths ago
        The have been building their military for nearly a decade.
    • Ryan Pressler  •  11 mths ago
      WOLVERINES!
      • LOU G 11 mths ago
        Bravo! Well done!
      • DosZap 11 mths ago
        You need to Cry Wolverines to prepare FOR here, we are being turned into slaves and we have a Socialist/Facist Government.
        We have been taken over by a Police State mentality.
        Worry about who the real enemy is now.
        It's in 10sq miles,called D.C.
        Anyone who thinks the Depression we are in, and is going to be 100x's worse is smoking crack.
        WAKE UP.
      • Doug 11 mths ago
        excellent!
    • JJMurray  •  11 mths ago
      Wow, now as a Russian soldier you can wind up serving in Siberia OR the Arctic...what a great deal!
      • Alton 11 mths ago
        Well for the US we send the Marines to Yuma and the Air Force goes to Altus (if they can work there, they can work any where is the saying). Now Hawaii, boy that's a tough assignment.
      • Распутин 10 mths ago
        Yes, and a Russian soldier gets a free home after serving a few years in the military. How many US soldiers get a free 200K home after serving in the military?
    • N A  •  11 mths ago
      Democrats, the party who fought to keep slavery and Jim Crow laws. Republicans freed the black man.
      • DJ 11 mths ago
        What have you done for me lately? Remember the Willie Horton ads? I do.
      • Mike 11 mths ago
        Republicans didn't so much as free the black man, as pave the way for all of us to be treated like he used to be... with no unions, no schools, no civil liberties and no medical care.
      • Jerry 11 mths ago
        What I get a kick out of is that it was the REPUBLICANS who pushed to allow the blacks to vote, and the DEMOCRATS opposed it, Even further back in history which side of the American civil war was comprised mostly of democrats? Who do the vast majority of blacks support? 3 guesses and the first two don't count
    • John  •  11 mths ago
      Nothing to get excited about here.
      It is a morale boosting campaign within the Russian military to enhance discipline.
      Anyone misbehaving or screwing-up will be sent to the Arctic.
      A real motivation builder.
      The morale booster is not being sent to the Arctic.
      • Alton 11 mths ago
        Yeah well Siberia is too far by train so a quick a speedy trial and the 'hoosegow' is a little bit down the road from here.
    • DAVID  •  11 mths ago
      Putin Knows Barry is a weak idiot - so why not
    • Dec 23 2012  •  11 mths ago
      Oil will be the needle that tips the scale towards war.
    • Don  •  11 mths ago
      At least Putin has some balls. More then I can say for some leaders in this country.
    • Entertain_us  •  11 mths ago
      Well, at least the Russkies will mine it, and sell it on the market...now if Obama got a hold of it, they'd put a ban on drilling and raise a Kenyan flag over it.
    • Thor Almighty  •  11 mths ago
      I think they are after the secret stash of Mammoth meat we have there......
    • Charles  •  11 mths ago
      I saw that movie, Ice Station Zebra?
    • Alex  •  11 mths ago
      Tell those polar bears who's boss.
    • Al  •  11 mths ago
      Obama war number 7?
    • Pappa G  •  11 mths ago
      Why would they ever want a confrontation with America ? Don't they know that Obama is sort of like Kennedy ? ............( That's sarcasm for you democrats )
    • King Baldwin IV  •  11 mths ago
      Vladimir Putin is one tough cookie, you must admit. I wish our leaders were tough like him.
    • abigz  •  11 mths ago
      Dick Obama will dither on this one.
    • Red White and So Blue  •  11 mths ago
      For decades our nuclear subs have sailed under the Arctic, and I wouldn't be surprised if we don't have one or two there or near the area at the moment. To say the least, that's more than enough to keep any Russian land presence in check, and it brings those nuclear powered, nuclear armed subs, oh sooo close, to Russian territory. Tread lightly, "comrades."
    • B  •  11 mths ago
      Kenya called....they want their citizen back.
    • James C  •  11 mths ago
      If the Russians insist on deploying troops to the arctic, they should be forced to provide proper cold weather gear to the troops, so they don't suffer from the severe cold, which is just a bit worse than a typical Russian winter!
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