The important thing, Warren said, is for such exercises to be carried out safely and in accordance with international standards. Ian Kearns, director of the European Leadership Network, a London-based think tank, said the bomber patrols were part of Kremlin’s efforts to make the Russian military “more visible and more assertive in its actions.”
Kwa mujibu wa gazeti hilo ambalo kitambo sasa limekuwa likiandika habari mbalimbali za kumlenga Rais Kikwete, Othman alikuwa akihofia kwamba uamuzi wa Kikwete kupeleka jeshi DRC utakuja kuigharimu Tanzania huko mbeleni.News of Rwanda linadai kuwa Kikwete hakupendezwa na msimamo wa Othman,na akaamua “kupunguza nguvu zake kwa kumteua Zongo, ambaye kwa mujibu wa vyanzo vyetu ndiye bosi asiye rasmi wa TISS na kiungo kati ya Kikwete na Idara hiyo.”