Global Security Studies Practicum

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhaylo Yezhel announced that it will allow Russia to modernize its Navy fleet in the Black Sea. However, talks on the details of the deal are still underway between Ukraine and Russian Defense Ministers. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet currently stationed in the Crimea Sevastopol peninsula, is on a lease agreement with the Ukraine until the year 2042. Also according to Russian Black Sea Fleet Adm. Igor Kasatonov Russia will never give up this naval base or the nearby Kuril Islands since it is the only protection to the southwestern border of Russia. The restoration of this fleet according to Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov is because these naval ships have been rusting in anchor since the collapse of the USSR. The current count of operational vessels sums to 40 and only a single diesel-electrical submarine. Some frigates are subject to restoration and decommissioning while 15 of them will be new combat ships and 6-Kilo class diesel-electric submarine...

11 October 2011 Russia came to an agreement to construct the first ever $9 billion nuclear power station. President Alexander Lukashenko signed the resolution with the Russian federation to construct the first nuclear plant in the country of Belarus. This agreement came to be only if Russia receives 50% of the profits from the power sales of the plant. Construction of the plant is already underway by the Russian contractor Atomstroiexport near the town of Ostrovets . Russia’s nuclear station building corporation Rosatom , is the primary company to build this plant along with 14 out of the 62 reactors worldwide. The reactors will have a power of a capacity of 2,400 megawatts. According to the local experts, the securities of this nuclear plant will four independent safety systems, which will make it one of the safest so far. European nations around the Ukraine have protested due to past nuclear accidents, safety, and environmental concerns. This power plant is to be in service by the ...