Slovakia alarmed by pro-Putin Night Wolves bikers' base
Source: BBC
The Slovak foreign ministry says it is "disturbing" that the Night Wolves - a Russian nationalist biker gang close to President Vladimir Putin - now have a base in Slovakia.
The base has old military vehicles and lies in Dolna Krupa, a village 70km (44 miles) from the capital Bratislava.
The Russian government calls it the Night Wolves' "European headquarters".
The bikers are under US sanctions, accused of providing military help for the pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45019133
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Bernardo de La Paz
(48,788 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,283 posts)An attack on Slovakia is an attack on the U.S. Supposedly, all they have to do is ask for help.
Assuming, of course, that Slovakia has been spending 2% GDP on defense
Roy Rolling
(6,853 posts)Putin wants to hide military soldiers under the cover of a biker gang, and shouldn't be offended when a criminal biker gang is escorted out of the country at the insistence of Slovakia's people and president.
It's the polite thing to do.