Russia canceled military agreemes with 11 Western couries
In a new move, Russia has terminated its military cooperation agreemes with 11 Western couries, including Germany, England, Poland and Bulgaria.
According to Isna, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree ordering the Ministry of Defense to terminate a series of military agreemes with 11 couries, including Germany, England, Poland and Bulgaria. This action represes a significa change in Moscow’s defense relations with NATO couries.
The order specifies the termination of several bilateral defense agreemes, such as the agreeme between the Russian Ministry of Defense and the German Ministry of Defense originally signed in Moscow on April 13, 1993, and a similar agreeme with the Polish Ministry of National Defense dated July 7, 1993. Cooperation agreemes with Norway signed on 15 December 1995 are also affected.
Other agreemes that have been terminated include those with Romania (March 28, 1994), Denmark (September 8, 1994), the United Kingdom (March 18, 1997), the Netherlands (June 18, 1997), Croatia (December 18, 1998), Belgium (December 19, 2001), and the Czech Republic (April 16, 2002), indicating a major reduction in formal Russian defense cooperation with Western allies, according to the TASS News agency.
In the meaime, Bulgaria is still the focus of atteion in this field. In 1992, Moscow and Sofia signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, which paved the way for bilateral relations after the Cold War. This agreeme, which was signed on August 4, enabled both couries to pursue joi projects, including in the defense sector. With the curre terminations, Moscow is moving away from long-standing military cooperation frameworks with Bulgaria and other NATO member states.
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