USA/USSR2 Files: Existence of protocol for US-Soviet defense cooperation confirmed, "problems" in bilateral ties, Baluyevsky visits subs at Kings Bay

Even as neo-Soviet Russia prepares for the Fourth World War, the Kremlin's Leninist masterminds promote East-West convergence, under a near-total media blackout, with the newly inked protocol on defense cooperation between Moscow and Washington. State-run Voice of Russia confirms Pravda's report on the "secret" agreement that will promote "the compatibility of the armed forces of the two countries."

Russia plans to develop cooperation with the United States in the military field, despite the problems existing in bilateral relations. This is what the chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces General of the army Yuri Baluyevsky said, summing up the results of his working visit to the United States. Baluyevsky mentioned that as part of his visit to Washington he and his American counterpart – the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Michael G. Mullen approved the plan for bilateral military cooperation for next year.

State-run Itar-Tass reports: "Baluyevsky is expected to meet with James Jeffrey, deputy national security adviser for regional affairs, and John Rood, Assistant Secretary for Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation."

The Malaysian National News Agency quotes Gen. Baluyevsky as saying: "Russia will continue combat patrolling of the world ocean with its long-range strategic bombers and warships, which it resumed this year. Russia thus demonstrates not its military might, but the possibility of using it." US-Soviet defense cooperation, building on Torgau 2007 currently underway in Germany, will begin next year and consist of a "series of joint exercises, including missile defense training, search and rescue at sea, and peacekeeping and anti-terrorist maneuvers." The same source reports that "Baluyevsky also visited the Kings Bay naval base in Georgia where he acquainted himself with the submarines, on which the intercontinental ballistic Trident-2 nuclear missiles are replaced with cruise missiles."

Russia To Continue Military Cooperation With US Despite Problems

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Bernama) -- Russia will continue military cooperation with the United States despite a series of contradictions, specifically on US missile shield plans for Europe, and will hold a joint missile defense exercise next year, according to Chief-of-Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Army General Yuri Baluyevsky.

"Russia, first and foremost, the military Russia sees the necessity to cooperate despite certain problems in our relations," Baluyevsky told Itar-Tass and reporters on Thursday summing up the results of his visit to the United States.

However, he stressed that Russia will continue combat patrolling of the world ocean with its long-range strategic bombers and warships, which it resumed this year.

"The flights and cruises will continue," he said adding Russia thus demonstrates not its military might, but the possibility of using it.

Baluyevsky said combat planes of various western countries imitated 70 interceptor attacks against patrolling Russian strategic bombers. He said southern and Far Eastern states "react more calmly (to the patrols)" in contrast to the West.

Baluyevsky said he signed "an ambitious" military cooperation plan with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Michael Mullen. It envisages a series of joint exercises, including missile defense training, search and rescue at sea, and peacekeeping and anti-terrorist maneuvers. The latter envisage training to free a hijacked plane, he specified.

He stressed the Russian-US exercise similar to Torgau-2007 currently underway in Germany is planned to become an annual event. "The ideology of holding it is reflected in the agreed memorandum," he said.

The 2007 military cooperation plan has been fulfilled by 80 percent. In general, bilateral military cooperation is expanding "even in quantity", Baluyevsky said.

He described his US visit as "very busy" and said the talks "analyzed the situation in all the regions of the world, including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo."

Baluyevsky also visited the Kings Bay naval base in Georgia where he acquainted himself with the submarines, on which the intercontinental ballistic Trident-2 nuclear missiles are replaced with cruise missiles. -- BERNAMA

Decades of treason and espionage have run their course through the White House and the Pentagon, while Russia's top general scopes out firsthand America's nuclear arsenal, the warning cries of patriots are marginalized, and the MSM entertains the masses with useless fluff. None dare call it treason? We do.