Russian Air Force and International Politics

Russia: Russia, the proverbial bear of international politics, growls nearby, according to Globe and Mail. More Related to this StoryRussia Putin can ill afford an energy war with the EUBoris Nemtsov companion says she didn’t see the gunmanFear envelops Russia after killing of Putin criticLast month, the Russian military sent 3,000 troops to reopen an airbase in Murmansk Oblast, just a two-hour drive east of Rovaniemi, a city of 60,000 people. In Lapland, Finland, many citizens sleep with rifles ready. The Russian Air Force conducts daily exercises along the Russian-Finnish border, occasionally penetrating its neighbour airspace. Most of Russia nuclear weapons are deployed on submarines based north of Lapland on the Kola Peninsula. Although most of these exercises involve aged Tupolev ‘bear’ bombers, Russia capabilities have been boosted by the recent arrival of a new generation of highly manoeuvrable Sukhoi fighter jets. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.