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When Defense Minister Pavel Grachev appeared before the Russian parliament two weeks ago, everyone expected that his visit would be the political equivalent of a burning at the stake. His numerous critics were eager to toss a branch onto the fire that seemed about to consume the career of the 46-year- old paratroop veteran of the Afghan War who was promoted to Defense Minister three years ago. As the general who oversaw the final withdrawal of his country's army from eastern Germany last August -- an exercise most Russian soldiers still find humiliating -- Grachev has become the embodiment...
...Defense Minister stepped to the podium, he nervously grabbed the sides for support, anticipating a barrage of criticism. But within minutes, Grachev had managed to turn the tables on his adversaries. He did so by detailing, in graphic terms, the sorry state of a military that only five years ago was one of the most formidable armed forces in the world. He ticked off the problems like a list of battlefield defeats: pinched budgets, poor equipment, low recruitment rates, unpaid salaries and a decline in military preparedness so precipitous that not a single ground-force training maneuver has been carried...
...about the NATO issue exploded last week when Lithuanian President Algirdas Brazauskas formally applied for membership in the alliance. The Kremlin put out a statement warning that such moves could generate "undesirable attitudes in civilian and military circles" and "lead to military and political destabilization." Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev grumbled, "We don't like their seeking protection by hiding in NATO...
Throughout the cold war, the hot line-- really a direct telex-- between the U.S. President and the Soviet Premier was used several times in critical moments. Defense Secretary Les Aspin will soon announce the establishment of a defense hot line between himself and the Russian defense chief, General Pavel Grachev...
Announcing a new postcommunist military doctrine last week, Russia's security chiefs declared that they view no country or alliance as an enemy. At the same time, Defense Minister Pavel Grachev took a dim view of NATO's moving its flags and formations closer to the Russian border. " NATO is a military alliance," he said. "So what does it need new members for? Against whom is it aimed...