Russian Fighter Jets Intercepted Near Alaska
 

Six Russian MiG 35 fighter jets entered a US "air defense identification zone" Friday and were intercepted by American and Canadian warplanes near Alaska, two US defense officials said.

Although Russian aircraft have entered the zone previously it was "the first time in a long time" that fighter jets passed through the area, a defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP.

The Russian planes left the area without incident, he said.

http://www.businessinsider.com/russi...#ixzz3Do2aN843

well we're gone die!

Just a matter of time until something kicks off.

You guys worry too much, Russia isn't going to do shit. Putin has now turned Russia into a slightly richer North Korea. He has isolated him self and continues to act out because it gives him high approval ratings at home. 5 years from now when all these sanctions have run their course and Russia's population has felt the brunt of it, well Putins approval ratings will be at a all time low.

These little aircraft incursions are nothing new, they do it all over and we do the same to them. We fly spy planes right up to their boarders and hell the Blackbird used to penetrate their air space. In fact the BlackBird was often used to fly over various "bad guy" countries during their public parades and speeches just to sonic boom their asses.

Hell Russia couldn't even properly invade Ukraine, Putin lolly gagged around trying to pretend he didn't really want it and now NATO has their forces staged In yet another country. If Putin was a bad ass and wasn't worried about being punished, he would of taken all of Ukraine in the first few weeks not just the military base.

Russia could of rolled over Ukraine at the start and there would of been nothing NATO could of done about it, but he wasted some much time trying playing that he lost his opportunity. Now Russia has yet another enemy at it's door steps and has alienated themselves from a former ally.

Russia is doing nothing but putting themselves in check..

so>?????????????

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

your comprehension skills of politics, international affairs and human nature are really mind blowing:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

P.S. Have your parents told you are special one? ;)

Who cares. It is business as usual.

Putin gets his ratings from his supernatural powers - only a guy with supernatural powers can take the richest on mineral resources country and turn it into one of the least developed in Europe.

Congratz to them...

There is a difference between US airspace and the US air defense identification zone.. It's a huge buffer zone before US airspace. Or also known as international airspace.

Can't agree on the "the least developed in Europe" because Russia is far more developed than your own Bulgaria and many other countries (we have higher salaries, better health care, better education, science and technologies). However I do agree that Putin is a very unprofessional and moronic politician nowadays. Everything that Russia has reached after 1991 was not because of Putin, but in spite of him.

it's all stupid, 3rd world war and than we talk

Perhaps you should ask all those Russian travel agencies whom have already gone bankrupt in Russia due to the sanctions. Putin has done nothing for Russia except put it further behind.. The economy was already bad there and pissing off the rest of the world certainly didn't help anything.

Putin went through all this trouble to keep a military base in a country he already had friendly relations with and now looks weak because he couldn't finish the job. Added to this he has now pushed that former ally into the hands of NATO.

Then there was the whole Nazi thing and trying to label Ukraine as them and as facist, which only made Russians look like a bunch of idiots to the rest of the world.

Are you an idiot? That's not an insulation, I'm just asking, because it's look like you have a serious brain damage. Which exactly sanctions have affected Russian travel agencies you are talking about? Care to explain? Hint: I know why some Russian travel agencies gone bankrupt, but it will be funny to hear your version, Mr. conspiracy.

Yes he hasn't. Like Bush Jr. hasn't done anything good for the US economics during all 8 years. So what?

He has always been a US/NATO's litter. Instead of strengthening Russian power (both military and financial), he spent billions for nothing (his oligarchic friends, useless Sochi Olympic games etc). So there is nothing new. Russia needs for a real smart and dedicated leader. Putin is not the one. He's an ass clown, who loves to pose on TV. This is he only thing he can do right.

For real?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organiz...n_Nationalists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congres...n_Nationalists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_nationalism

Not even US air space ...

... and since when does the USA respect air space ???

Yes obviously I must be wrong.. Putin is ahead of his time a real smart guy that tricks his opponents by backing himself in to a corner and alienating his country. This tactic has done wonders for NK, Cuba, Iran ect..ect.. Meanwhile China on the other hand whom opened up to the West becoming a solid trade partner but still managed to keep their own idealisms, has grown to be one of the worlds largest economies by partnering with other countries rather than trying to huff and puff their chest at ever opportunity as Russia does.

Meanwhile Russia just goes backwards.

Yep, you are definitely have some serious brain-related problems. Visit your doctor please.

I'm still waiting for your explanation on "all those Russian travel agencies whom have already gone bankrupt in Russia due to the sanctions". Go ahead.

Posting from my bunker. Let me know when it's all clear.

i am running to my under ground cave for 3 months

But that would not be sensationalist as OP wants :1orglaugh

Old skool fucking around. happens all the time.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/mobile...50/507285.html

Now quit pretending to be so dumb, and uninformed, you are starting to make me believe you aren't acting.

1) The link doesn't work.

2) Stop posting bullshit and broken links. Just answer to my question: which exactly sanctions caused bankruptcy of those Russian travel agencies?

I'm waiting.

Never bet all the money on a dark horse. That is what you did.

And he isn't acting, meet the actual russian.

Вроде утро еще, а ты опять бухой.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh the level of brainwash in the USA is amusing...

north koreans calling out others for being north koreans :1orglaugh

"our supreme leader will show the russians" :1orglaugh

my god americans are stupid...i really mean this...no seriously :1orglaugh

The U.S.A.F. has been scrambling jets out of Galena and King Salmon on intercept missions for decades. The fact that the Russians sent fighters instead of bombers is news...kinda.

Its OK Europe economy will suffer as well due to this sanctions. Euro currency will drop even more by year end, since most people,investors will switch and stick with USD dollar for now.

Putin doesn't take orders from anybody, he have his own opinion and know whats best for the country that's why most people support him.

Ukraine was calling "terrorists" everyone in Pro-Russian cities so Nazi thing is there no big news.

I guess those thousands of anti war protesters in Russia today were also brainwashed.. By the West..

not brainwashed but paid for sure. :1orglaugh

http://i.lb.ua/020/18/541f28a04cfdd.jpeg

Hey, dare to answer to my question already? I'm still waiting for your clever explanation, Mr. conspiracy.

Are you retarded?

just answer ... then , if proven, you can call him retarded ....:2 cents:

Answer what?

The link I posted works fine..

Here is another..

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/trav...nkrupt-n175301

Let me guess that article is no good as well? Yea know for a self proclaimed SEO expert you think he could use google to answer his own question..

I thought you are the only idiot here, but looks like the NBC guys are not smarter either... There is no a single sanction against Russian travel agencies. If you look at the list you will discover that all of them apply to banks, large companies like Gasprom and to some Russian politicians personally. That's all.

As about the bankruptcy. There is a lot of ones that were bankrupt long before and they just waited for a good moment. The problem is that most of these companies are anachronism in the Internet era. People don't want to pay to mediators anymore because they can book hotels and flights directly.

Most of these agencies were able to live only because of police/FSB officers. For a note: these have a right to fly anywhere for free (in fact the government pays for them) once per year. So they never bothered to find a cheaper flight (why should they if it's free anyways?) Thus they always were the most important clients for the travel agencies. However the situation has changed after the Ukrainian crisis. Now police/FSB officers are allowed to travel to a limited list of countries only (in fact they can't leave Russia at all). This is not because of sanctions. This is their internal regulation to avoid possible problems outside of Russia. This regulation has lowered the number of tourists that use travel agency services up to 30%. Course that was used as a bankruptcy justification by many cheap and rogue travel agencies. On the other hand, the big and trusted ones like Tez Tour are working in a regular way.

You look like a clown here because you are trying to discuss on things you have no idea about. So once again: there are no sanctions towards Russian travel agencies.

P.S. One more thing. A few rogue travel agencies gone bankrupt in Russia (some simple "disappear") every single year. Thus every traveler is risking a lot using the cheap and small companies to buy a tour. It's like playing a Russian roulette. As I said above, there are big and trusted companies, but their prices are much higher. Here is a non-complete list of travel agencies that gone bankrupt in 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 (yes before the Ukrainian crisis and "sanctions"): http://ria.ru/spravka/20140716/1016209094.html

NBC hasn't told you about mass bankruptcies in the past (2010-2013), right? ;) Some people are sooooo stupid and brainwashed :disgust

The HDI is what its used to measure development.

HDI adjusted for inquality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...y-adjusted_HDI

plain HDI here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...elopment_Index

Russia has higher GDP per capita (PPP) than Bulgaria and Romania and lower than anybody else in the EU from what I remember. You can't live in the country with the most natural resources in the World and be happy with where you are today.