Russia's Defense Minister Boasts That The Country's Defenses Are Strong

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm6jSmioMW2e8YHmEZJWGrP_ZgIVKs1q0-pGSrwtbNSUeNN-FVd46HThcaSCeOStOCToCbO7PgjpvJNCNWyYNfougeRStebdM8A-U5ZswbzpwCItfLUgXJT97vmwHO_WRyditc59x7Rc_/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMm6jSmioMW2e8YHmEZJWGrP_ZgIVKs1q0-pGSrwtbNSUeNN-FVd46HThcaSCeOStOCToCbO7PgjpvJNCNWyYNfougeRStebdM8A-U5ZswbzpwCItfLUgXJT97vmwHO_WRyditc59x7Rc_/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Shoigu Says Rumors of Russian Military Downfall “Nonsense” -- RIA Novosti</b></span></div><br />KRASNOYARSK, February 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday dismissed as “utter nonsense” online rumors that the Russian armed forces are virtually non-existent.<br /><br />At a meeting with students in the Siberian city of Kransnoyarsk, Shoigu was asked to comment on online rumors that “there is nothing left, our army is a total wreck and we can only showcase tin cans at [military] parades in Moscow.”<br /><br />“This is nonsense, total and utter nonsense,” Shoigu replied. “This is rubbish.”<br /><br /><b><a href="http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20140212/187467182/Shoigu-Says-Rumors-of-Russian-Military-Downfall-Nonsense.html">Read more</a></b>....<br /><br /><b>My Comment:</b> He is also boasting that Russia's nuclear weapons are <b><a href="http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_02_12/Russias-nuclear-shield-is-still-powerful-Shoigu-9607/">second to none</a></b>. As to what is my take .... there are <b><a href="https://www.strategypage.com/%5Chtmw%5Chtlead%5Carticles%5C20140208.aspx">big problems.</a></b>

Russia's Defense Minister Boasts That The Country's Defenses Are Strong

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Shoigu Says Rumors of Russian Military Downfall “Nonsense” -- RIA Novosti KRASNOYARSK, February 12 (R...

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