In Crimea, the world has gotten a first look at Russias revamped military, with better equipment, training, discipline and higher pay -- changes pushed by Vladimir putin that are forcing NATO to reassess its long-held view of the Russian military as a post-Soviet nuclear arsenal with relatively insignificant ground muscle. Heres our story in The New York Times based on the sharp observations of Christopher Chivers conflict correspondent and former Moscow hand who has covered Russian military operations in Chechnya, Georgia and Ukraine.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:43:24 +0000
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