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Russian warship to cross Panama Canal
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian warship will sail through the Panama Canal this week for the first time since World War II, the navy announced Wednesday, pushing ahead with a symbolic projection of Moscow's power in a traditional U.S. zone of influence. The destroyer Admiral Chabanenko will arrive ...
First Russian warship uses Panama Canal since 1944
google.com — A Russian warship used the Panama Canal for the first time since World War II, after taking part in joint Russian-Venezuelan maneuvers reflecting Moscow's growing military presence in the region. The anti-submarine ship "Admiral Chabanenko" entered the canal at the Caribbean port city of Colon la (more) First Russian warship uses Panama Canal since 1944
Bad Burlesque At State
cunningrealist.blogspot.com — Classy: A Russian warship will sail through the Panama Canal this week for the first time since World War II, the navy announced Wednesday, pushing ahead with a symbolic projection of Moscow's power in a traditional U.S. zone of influence. The ... (more) Bad Burlesque At State
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Russian Warship To Cross Panama Canal - Will U.S. Navy Provoke?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Flap bets the Russian Navy may be in for a little surprise, no? A Russian warship will sail through the Panama Canal this week for the first time since World War II, the navy announced Wednesday, pushing ahead with a symbolic projection of Moscow’s power in a traditional U.S. zone of influence. ...

Bad Burlesque At State
THE CUNNING REALISTClassy: A Russian warship will sail through the Panama Canal this week for the first time since World War II, the navy announced Wednesday, pushing ahead with a symbolic projection of Moscow's power in a traditional U.S. zone of ...

Russia ‘Resets’ U.S. Relations … Back to Cold War Era
Pajamas Media — The submarine stunt, coming on the heels of Obama's trip to Moscow, is Putin taking advantage of the U.S. president's weakness. [image] So much for the “reset.” It’s business as usual for the freedom-hating Russians, and that means trying to undermine the United States by any means possible — up to and including nuclear weapons. No sooner had Barack Obama returned from his first visit to Moscow, at which he attempted to reset relations with Russia by holding out the hand of friendship (and practically begging for nuclear arms reductions) in a manner eerily similar to the kiss Jimmy Carter bestowed on Leonid Brezhnev, than for the first time since the ...

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