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Russia to offer air base to US for Afghan transit

I feel so sorry for these advanced military countries that after 10years taliban are still a pain in the a** for them.. russians would back stab US rather to get rid of taliban.
 
I feel so sorry for these advanced military countries that after 10years taliban are still a pain in the a** for them.. russians would back stab US rather to get rid of taliban.
Don't worry. We won't outdo Pakistan in backstabbing. I mean you guys managed to hide the person that had brought upon the entire world over the Taliban.
 
Yes,you wont outdo us but you would go parallel to us in backstabbing US after all russia had (has) more bitter history with US as compared to us. I think you forgot the soviet invasion of afghanistan...who was backstabbing you than..
 
U.S.A have bad record to accept terms and conditions. They sends Black water to spy the activities in the form of Human right groups. I am 100% sure U.S.A badly need to access in Russia and their secret places. U.S.A is also enhancing relation with India to degrade Russia and they have access towards Russian jets and technology due to India, because Indian contains 85% of Russia military stuff and U.S.A knows the weakness of Russian military due to India. Now the next plan is towards Russia secret places. Just look the Bollywood mission impossible 4 movie how successfully they access towards Russia and their nuclear plants. This shows the possession and pursue of U.S.A towards Russian nuclear and secret places
No wonders, the U.S.A is super power.
 
just another bargaining chip placed on the table when negotiating with their nemesis usa. selling out the base temporarily does not impose immediate infringement to the russians' core interests
 
Russia is in a dire need of money.. lolzzz
Get well soon Man...you could have performed alot better by ignoring this post..then by giving your 2 cent...

On Topic- their will be much more in this deal { If this deal is approved} then what we can see through our naked eyes...
 
Pakistan was using the supply route card to stop drone attacks,if they get it now via Russia, wat card wil the PakistanIs wil open to stop the drones ???
 
Well this would suggest something else:

US-Russia confrontation over Pakistan
14 March 2012, 18:41 (GMT+04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, March 14 / Trend /

Azer Ahmedbeyli, Trend analytical centre expert

About which reset can we speak, if the United States and Russia from time to time show polar positions on the major international problems? Examples abound: expansion of NATO toward Russia's borders, placement of missile defense in Europe, attitude to confrontation in Libya which has already become a history, today's confrontation in Syria, the parties' positions regarding Iran's nuclear program. There are also more subtle forms of confrontation, such as in Central Asia. If we remove the rhetoric and look at the action, it makes grade as a continuation of the Cold War. The names, as well as the scope and methods, in this case are not of fundamental importance, the main thing is that the essence of what is happening doesn't change: the confrontation, though not direct, as in the Caribbean crisis continues, and often without taking into account interests of third countries involved in it.

Pakistan by virtue of a range of circumstances may be the next target in the struggle for spheres of influence. Until recently, this question was not at agenda at all, Pakistan was, and is likely to remain a reliable strategic ally of the United States. Not mentioning the well-known fact in the recent cooling of US-Pakistani relations, let's focus only on one thing - the issue of gas pipeline project from Iran to Pakistan. Pakistan's economy, according to international organizations, is one of the fastest growing in the world. Acute need to provide it with hydrocarbon fuel makes Islamabad to act strictly from the perspective of its economic interests. United States, for obvious reasons, are dead set against this project, as well as any other, where the word Iran is. The U.S. uses such arguments as persuasion of Islamabad that Iran is an unreliable partner, and veiled threats, such as the submitting to Congress in February issue of self-determination of Balochistan province.

Pakistani press reported that these days the Pakistani side received from Russia a proposal to grant the right to build the Pakistani section of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline to Gazprom hors concours. As pointed out by the Pakistani media, in this case Moscow will provide funding for the project, which costs $1.2 billion. Pakistan itself has limited means to finance the project.

Isn't it an episode of the Cold War? However, we must mention that this is one of the few occasions when it is not Russia but the U.S. that needs to find a counter plea on a given initiative.

Recently, according to some media reports, the administration of Pakistani President said that new Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the invitation of Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Reza Gilani to visit this country. If the information is correct, then this will be the first visit of Russian President to Pakistan since 1948, i.e. since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (the Russian Federation as the successor to the USSR), and it will also confirm the assumption that Pakistan is becoming another field of conflict of interests between the two great powers.

You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, and no end in sight. The economy of Pakistan, nearly half of consumed energy resources of which falls to natural gas could become hostage to high politics.

Pakistan's proven gas reserves, which, according to the international energy agencies are about 900 billion cubic meters, while maintaining the current production capacity, will reduce dramatically in 20-25 years. In 1999, Pakistan consumed 20.3 billion cubic meters of gas per year. After 10 years, in 2009, the figure nearly doubled - to 38.7 billion cubic meters. In 2015, this level is expected to reach 92 billion cubic meters. It is assumed that during this time natural gas production in the country will reduce to 31.5 billion cubic meters. Ten years later, Pakistan will need import of 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to meet the domestic needs.


US-Russia confrontation over Pakistan - Trend
 

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