{"id":196987,"date":"2019-10-27T09:53:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T09:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=196987"},"modified":"2019-10-29T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T08:14:52","slug":"russia-voices-concern-over-norways-defence-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=196987","title":{"rendered":"Russia voices concern over Norway\u2019s defence spending"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction \u2013 Oct 27, 2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n
A nation\u2019s defence spending says as much about its military ambitions as it does about its economy.<\/h5>\n
America has by far the biggest military budget on the planet. The latest figures for 2018<\/span><\/a> show that at $649 billion the U.S. spent more than twice as much in 2018 as nearest rival in military spending, China. If nothing else, this reflects the way America sees itself as a global \u201cpeacekeeper\u201d.<\/h5>\n
Although many would dispute claims about America being a \u201cpeacekeeper\u201d, military spending doesn\u2019t necessarily equate to military capability. For example, third on the list for global military spending behind China is Saudi Arabia, which spent $67 billion<\/span><\/a> on its military last year. Despite such vast spending however, the poverty stricken Houthi militia have inflicted one humiliating setback after another on the free-spending Saudis.<\/h5>\n
Perhaps even more telling about its global ambitions is that Russia only ranks sixth<\/span><\/a> on the list of global military spending. That is behind both India and France. Despite claims by commander of the British Army about the threat posed by Russia<\/span><\/a>, this figure alone suggests that Russia doesn\u2019t have any plans to impose its will through force of arms.<\/h5>\n
Since 2010, as tensions have mounted between Russia and the West, Norway\u2019s military spending has steadily grown<\/a><\/span>.<\/h5>\n

Russia voices concern over Norway\u2019s defence spending<\/h1>\n

Polskie Radio English Section \u2013 Oct 24, 2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cNorway is increasing its military budget and its defence spending per capita is now the largest in Europe and the second largest among NATO countries,\u201d Russia\u2019s foreign ministry said in a statement posted on its website.<\/span><\/p>\n

It added: “Norway is modernising its military infrastructure and buying modern weapons. Its military development plans are obviously spearheaded against Russia.”<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Russian foreign ministry, NATO allies are\u00a0increasingly using Norway\u2019s territory and the Norwegian authorities \u201chave actually abandoned\u201d their \u201ccommitment to the principle of non-deployment of foreign troops in the national territory in peacetime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The foreign ministry in Moscow also said in its statement that \u201cmore and more military exercises and drills are being held ever closer to Russia\u2019s land and sea borders.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Russia’s foreign ministry said\u00a0its top diplomat Sergei Lavrov would raise these concerns during “an in-depth discussion”\u00a0with his Norwegian counterpart on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that the Norwegian side will provide arguments explaining its active military preparations on Russia\u2019s borders,\u201d the Russian foreign ministry said.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Poland\u2019s forsal.pl website, Norway plans to buy military hardware\u00a0including the latest-generation F-35 fighter jets, submarines and maritime patrol aircraft for its armed forces by 2026 under plans unveiled by the\u00a0country’s government in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

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