January 13 2015
A top general says Russia will reinforce its military in Crimea, Kaliningrad and the Arctic in 2015, reports Russia's Sputnik news agency.
The Kremlin "will focus on an increase of combat capabilities of the armed forces and increasing the military staff in accordance with military construction plans" with a special focus on those regions, said Gen. Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday. Gerasimov is chief of the General Staff.
All those regions could be potential sources of tension...
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