Russia debuts new, sleek force in Crimea, rattling NATO The last time the Russian military machine was on public display in Europe, its performance did not impress. A new, leaner and meaner Russian Army has been on display in Crimea and war-gaming on the Ukrainian border over the past month or so. Since it last went into action in 2008, the Russian military has seen huge funding increases and undergone radical reforms that have stripped it down ...
April 3, 2014 - Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News