USA & Russia top generals meet at Finland.

USA & Russia top generals meet at Finland.

www.iltalehti.fi

Puolustusvoimien mukaan Yhdysvaltain puolustushaarakomentajien neuvoston puheenjohtaja amiraali Michael G. Mullen ja hänen virkaveljensä Venäjän yleisesikunnan päällikkö, armeijankenraali Nikolai Makarov tapasivat tiistaina puolustusvoimain komentajan Juhani Kaskealan isännöimissä neuvotteluissa.

Pääesikunnasta vahvistetaan, että neuvottelupaikkana toimi Königstedtin kartano Vantaalla.

Uutistoimisto AFP:n mukaan tapaaminen järjestettiin Venäjän aloitteesta. Georgian kysymys on kiristänyt Yhdysvaltojen ja Venäjän välejä.

Puolustusvoimat tiedotti tapaamisesta tiistaina iltapäivällä, kansainvälisten uutistoimistojen kerrottua asiasta.

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[edit on 21-10-2008 by Interceptors]

Fast Translation:

The story tells that USA admiral Michael G. Mullen and his counter part from Russia Nikolai Makarov met at Vantaa in Finland. According to Finnish army they discussed the Georgian conflict.

Russia wanted to arrange this meeting because of the bad relationship of the two countries over the georgia crisis.



I wonder what they really were talking about there....
See also: ap.google.com...
www.iltalehti.fi
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[edit on 21-10-2008 by Interceptors]

Translation: Finnish » English U.S. and Russian military leaders gathered in Finland 21.10.2008 13:20 (Updated 21.10.2008 16:49) U.S. and Russian senior military leaders had gathered in Finland to discuss the situation in Georgia. Michael G. Mullen (left) and Nikolai Makarov (jur), met Commander of Armed Juhani Kaskeala chair. Michael G. Mullen (left) and Nikolai Makarov (jur), met Commander of Armed Juhani Kaskeala chair. (Photo: EPA AND Atte KAJOVA) According to the Defense U.S. defense arm of the Council of Chiefs chairman Admiral Michael G. Mullen and his brother, the official Russian General Staff chief, Army General Nikolai Makarov on Tuesday met with the Commander of Juhani Kaskeala hosted the extent to which the negotiations. Pääesikunnasta confirmed that the negotiating place of work Königstedt Manor in Vantaa. News agency AFP, of the meeting held on Russia's initiative. Georgia is a question of increasing the tempo of the United States and Russia spaces. The Defense briefed the meeting on Tuesday afternoon, with international news agencies multiplied the issue. IL-STT-AFP

Translated via google

It is a curious thing huh? Russian/US relations have always been a bit terse. Russia seems to really be "enjoying" the state of the US finances, they've been very vocal as late about it.

It will be interesting to see what comes of these meetings.

Here's another source.


US, Russian military chiefs meet in Finland

Thank's for the translation and another link. It's just strange that they meet here, i don't know why but i have bad feeling about this.

Despite the whole Georgian thing this summer, the US and Russia arent the bitter enemies folks would like to believe. Those two are on the same page more than you think and they are both working on the same agenda.

Okay..I'm glad to see a few more people are picking up on this story because this is beyond strange...how can he be in two places at once, and since he is in Finland, who is in Upstate NY with all the other world military leaders!

www.abovetopsecret.com...

edit: forgot to add..the article above talked about a delegation from Italy flying in on a separate jet to meet up with them as well. Can anyone check some foreign media to see if it mentions it? Because the MSM isn't even coming CLOSE to talking about this NY meeting.

[edit on 10/22/2008 by toepick]