{"id":58964,"date":"2022-01-30T14:58:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T14:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/01\/30\/russia-moves-planned-naval-exercise-away-from-irish-coast\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:07:57","slug":"russia-moves-planned-naval-exercise-away-from-irish-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/01\/30\/russia-moves-planned-naval-exercise-away-from-irish-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia moves planned naval exercise away from Irish coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 Russia says it will relocate naval exercises off the coast of Ireland after Dublin raised concerns about them amid a tense dispute with the West over expansion of the NATO alliance and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2021\/11\/20\/russia-preparing-to-attack-ukraine-by-late-january-ukraine-defense-intelligence-agency-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\">fears that Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Feb. 3-8 exercises were to be held 240 kilometers (150 miles) off southwestern Ireland \u2014 in international waters but within Ireland\u2019s exclusive economic zone. Ireland is a member of the 27-nation European Union but not a member of NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/01\/27\/russia-not-yet-ready-for-full-scale-attack-says-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UkieRussia11.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russia not yet ready for full-scale attack says Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">There are now more than 109,000 Russian troops near Ukraine&#039;s border, according to an assessment shared by Ukraine.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney this week objected to the war games, saying \u201cThis isn\u2019t a time to increase military activity and tension in the context of what\u2019s happening with and in Ukraine. The fact that they are choosing to do it on the western borders, if you like, of the EU, off the Irish coast, is something that in our view is simply not welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s embassy in Ireland on Saturday posted a letter on Facebook from Ambassador Yuriy Filatov saying the exercises would be relocated outside of the Irish economic zone \u201cwith the aim not to hinder fishing activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision was a rare concession amid the escalating tensions surrounding Russia\u2019s massing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/01\/20\/satellite-images-show-more-russian-troops-equipment-near-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">an estimated 100,000 troops near the border with Ukraine<\/a> and its demands that NATO promise never to allow Ukraine to join the alliance, stop the deployment of NATO weapons near Russian borders and roll back its forces from Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and NATO formally rejected those demands this week, although Washington outlined areas where discussions are possible, offering hope that there could be a way to avoid war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russian President Vladimir Putin has made no public remarks about the Western response. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said it leaves little chance for reaching agreement, though he also says Russia does not want war.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/01\/28\/russia-can-now-attack-ukraine-with-very-little-warning-pentagon-leaders-warn\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/UkieRussia24.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russia can now attack Ukraine with \u2018very little warning,\u2019 Pentagon leaders warn<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. defense leaders warned Friday that President Vladimir Putin \u201cclearly now has the ability\u201d to have his forces invade Ukraine with \u201cvery, very little warning,\u201d but that U.S., NATO and Ukrainian forces stand ready to respond if that happens.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/01\/28\/russia-can-now-attack-ukraine-with-very-little-warning-pentagon-leaders-warn\/\" target=\"_blank\">Putin could use any portion of his force to seize Ukrainian cities<\/a> and \u201csignificant territories\u201d or to carry out \u201ccoercive acts or provocative political acts\u201d like the recognition of breakaway territories inside Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two territories in eastern Ukraine have been under the control of Russia-backed rebels since 2014, after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Russian lawmaker is encouraging residents of those areas of Ukraine to join the Russian army, a sign that Moscow is continuing to try to integrate those territories as much as possible. Viktor Vodolatsky said Saturday that residents in rebels-held areas in eastern Ukraine fear assaults by Ukrainian forces and that those who hold Russian passports would be welcomed in the Russian military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf Russian citizens residing in the (territories) want to join the Russian Armed Forces, the Rostov regional military commissariat will register and draft them,\u201d Vodolatsky, deputy chairman of parliament committee on relations with neighbors, told the state news agency Tass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"3393\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22029324593303.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22029324593303.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22029324593303.jpg.jpg?resize=300,170 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22029324593303.jpg.jpg?resize=768,434 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22029324593303.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,579 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22029324593303.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,869 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22029324593303.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1158 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, a Russian military vehicle drives off a railway platform after arrival in Belarus. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has granted passports to more than 500,000 people in the rebel-held territories. Vodolatsky said the recruits would serve in Russia \u2014 but that leaves open the option that they could join any future invasion force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior official in President Joe Biden\u2019s administration said the U.S. welcomed Lavrov\u2019s comments that Russia does not want war, \u201cbut this needs to be backed up with action. We need to see Russia pulling some of the troops that they have deployed away from the Ukrainian border and taking other de-escalatory steps.\u201d The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lavrov has said the U.S. suggested the two sides could talk about limits on the deployment of intermediate-range missiles, restrictions on military drills and rules to prevent accidents between warships and aircraft. He said the Russians proposed discussing those issues years ago, but Washington and its allies never took them up on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said those issues are secondary to Russia\u2019s main concerns about NATO. He said international agreements say the security of one nation must not come at the expense of others, and said he would send letters to his Western counterparts asking them to explain their failure to respect that pledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington has warned Moscow of devastating sanctions if it invades Ukraine, including penalties targeting top Russian officials and key economic sectors. Lavrov said Moscow had warned Washington that sanctions would amount to a complete severing of ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO, meanwhile, said it was bolstering its deterrence in the Baltic Sea region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/01\/20\/russia-announces-sweeping-naval-drills-amid-ukraine-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\">launched military drills<\/a> involving motorized infantry and artillery units in southwestern Russia, warplanes in Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea, and dozens of warships in the Black Sea and the Arctic. Russian troops are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/01\/18\/russia-moves-more-troops-westward-amid-ukraine-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\">in Belarus for joint drills<\/a>, raising Western fears that Moscow could stage an attack on Ukraine from the north from Belarus. 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