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Pence's trip july 2017

Pence's visit cited as result of zapad. This needs mention in article.

Mike Pence in Estonia to ease Russia concerns in Baltic

Pence visiting Estonia, Georgia and Montenegro to signal support and draw line under perceived aggression from Moscow.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/mike-pence-estonia-ease-russia-concerns-baltic-170730062303387.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikipietime (talk • contribs) 02:55, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV dispute

The article is based on information from Russian sources exclusively, which are either government controlled or sponsored. It has been created with a sole purpose to portray Zapad 2017 military exercises as minor and defensive, while neutral sources provide radically different information: offensive and among the largest exercises in history. Both views should be represented in the article: information provided by Russian Ministry of Defense and Russian media, along with information and reports coming from other sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 20000roads (talk • contribs) 14:21, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV and indepth coverage is critical to this article, as we are describing events and facts of one of the largest military drills that potentially leads to World War III. Thus please no propaganda, no POV pushing.

Sputnik and sources alike should be used as references due to their track record: [1]

Suggesting addition of the following sections to the article:

  • - Personnel and equipment estimates by independent sources. This is because Russian MOD and state-controlled media have a history of deliberately presenting false numbers.

[2] [3] [4]

  • - Goals of the exercises as seen by independent experts and observers, in addition to whatever is stated by Russian media or military.

[5]

  • - Opinions and speculations about possible outcomes of the exercise, as Russia is know for starting wars under the cover of exercises:

[6] [7] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 20000roads (talk • contribs) 22:44, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_(news_agency)#Perpetuating_falsehoods
  2. ^ https://jamestown.org/program/what-do-the-zapad-2013-exercises-reveal-part-one/
  3. ^ http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-troops-syria-port-tartus-2012-3
  4. ^ https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulroderickgregory/2015/08/25/kremlin-censors-rush-to-erase-inadvertent-release-of-russian-casualties-in-east-ukraine/#76d41f0d9c58
  5. ^ http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-russias-massive-zapad-military-exercises-scare-the-world-20199
  6. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Georgian_War
  7. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/04/russia-military-exercises-ukraine-border
I have tried to add Western assessmants, which were removed. There is nothing to discuss here: please add what you feel should be added.Axxxion (talk) 15:31, 2 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

RfC references in Zapad 2017 military exercise article

Should the article be limited to numbers provided by Russian Ministry of Defense and Russian media, or are independent sources allowed as well? Russia has proven history of faking numbers, thus I believe references from independent sources should be allowed. 20000roads (talk) 23:13, 1 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

RfC Goals and theories surrounding Zapad 2017 military exercise

Does section named "Goals and theories" have a right to exist in the article? There is a number of theories and scenarios of how the Zapad 2017 may escalate into a real military conflict. I believe it is important to list references to these theories and scenarios, as 2 previous military exercises ended up as wars. 20000roads (talk) 23:13, 1 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you stop flooding the article with incomprehensible bilge, to begin with. The event will happen in a few weeks, and we shall see.Axxxion (talk) 00:09, 8 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I believe it is important to include information from neutral sources as well. We cannot rely on data provided by Russian MoD and state controlled agencies. Also you should not be removing NPOV tag and reverting edits without discussion and inviting opinions of other editors. This article is not a private property or playground for trolls.20000roads
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