Current Events in Europe

Mostly soft propaganda, but sometimes some data of interest, both news reports and short articles (in English): http://www.ruaviation.com/news/

NATO Publics Blame Russia for Ukrainian Crisis, but Reluctant to Provide Military Aid (Pew Research Center)

Russia grounds 'Bear' bombers following accident and fire (Jane's)

Russia ‘Showing Interest’ As BALTOPS Exercise Begins (USNI News) Article includes USN fact sheet with OOB info for those of you interested in putting together a scenario.

Hiding in Plain Sight: Putin's War in Ukraine and Boris Nemtsov's Putin. War. (Atlantic Council)

MdCN completes first firing from FREMM (Jane's)

Russian destroyer design revealed (Jane's)

Russia developing Shtorm supercarrier (Jane's) Maybe not in our lifetime.

Russia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line (Flight Global)

NATO hones ASW skills in 'Joint Warrior' (Jane's) Good article with lots of detail about Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 operating in the old stomping grounds of the GIUK Gap against submarines.

Report: France to Keep Russian Mistrals In Planned $1.20 Billion Deal (USNI News)

Russian nuclear submarine fire 'put out' in Arctic dock (BBC News)

Ice damage evident as UK SSN returns home (Jane's)

Russian Tu-22 bomber scares NATO air defenses flying at supersonic speed over the Baltic Sea for the first time (The Aviationist blog)

Russia lost all its early-warning satellites (Russian strategic nuclear forces)

The Eyes of the Future RN Carrier Strike Force (Defense Update) excerpt Something I haven't seen modeled in any sim/game.

I don't need a news source for this one... an act of utter evil.

Russian air force takes first modernised Tupolev bombers (Flight Global)

New Photos of Russian Planes intercepted by Norwegian Fighter Jets Notice the picture of an armed Tu-22M, carrying a Kh-22 (NATO AS-4 'Kitchen').

Kingdom of Denmark Strategy for the Arctic 2011 2020 (pdf)