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symbioidljTwo ships of Russia's Pacific Fleet are preparing to leave for a long-term mission that will take them to the Gulf, naval officers in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok said on condition of anonymity.
The anti-submarine ships Admiral Panteleyev and Marshal Shaposhnikov are to leave for the Gulf, escorted by a tanker, in the first few days of February, the officers said Sunday.
The mission is to be headed by a top rank captain, Valery Terekhin. Its objective is to "observe the military situation in the region of a possible military conflict between Iraq and the United States," the officers said.
Russia, which has extensive economic interests in Iraq, is opposed to the use of military force in the stand-off between the United States, supported by Britain, and Iraq over disarmament.
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This looks to me like a beginning of a mild threat. ie: We oppose the US use of force, and we will send a couple ships to "observe" the situation. (and if things get out of hand... we'll send in some troops to fend of the US) Just my brief interpretation of the sitch...
The anti-submarine ships Admiral Panteleyev and Marshal Shaposhnikov are to leave for the Gulf, escorted by a tanker, in the first few days of February, the officers said Sunday.
The mission is to be headed by a top rank captain, Valery Terekhin. Its objective is to "observe the military situation in the region of a possible military conflict between Iraq and the United States," the officers said.
Russia, which has extensive economic interests in Iraq, is opposed to the use of military force in the stand-off between the United States, supported by Britain, and Iraq over disarmament.
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This looks to me like a beginning of a mild threat. ie: We oppose the US use of force, and we will send a couple ships to "observe" the situation. (and if things get out of hand... we'll send in some troops to fend of the US) Just my brief interpretation of the sitch...
