MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one and threatened to place hypersonic nuclear missiles on ships or submarines near U.S. territorial waters. The Cuban … Read More
The Kremlin is reportedly deeply concerned by the fall in Putin’s personal approval ratings in – Alexander NEMENOV (AFP) Kremlin is reportedly deeply concerned by the fall in his personal approval ratings in recent months Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to … Read More
RUSSIA will turn its back on Europe for good and join forces with China “to form an alliance against the West” according to reports in Politico. Moscow no longer cares about “European integration or moving towards Europe” instead it is … Read More
The Russian-sponsored Palestinian unity talks in Moscow last week were neither a success nor a failure. Uniting Palestinian factions was not the main objective of the Moscow conference. Instead, the nature of the event, the host country and the clear … Read More
MOSCOW (AP) – A senior Russian diplomat says Venezuela hasn’t asked Russia for military assistance amid the South American country’s political crisis. Alexander Shchetinin, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Latin America department, said Monday that Moscow hasn’t received … Read More
Working together with all major internet providers in the country, Russian authorities are planning an interesting – and quite disturbing – experiment that involves disconnecting all local users from the internet. The purpose of this experiment is to get feedback … Read More
–Russia says it must develop new nuclear missiles by 2021. –The country’s defense minister is quoted as saying the need for more missiles follows a U.S. decision to suspend a 32-year-old bilateral treaty. Alexei Nikolsky | TASS | Getty Images … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The tensions between Iran and Russia about Iran’s continued presence and the nature of its activities in Syria are expected to continue and even worsen. (January … Read More
Syria’s UN envoy says on the same day that if Israel attacks Damascus, it can reach Tel Aviv as well. File photo: Missile fire over Damascus, Syria, January 21, 2019.SANA via Reuters Syria: If Israel can strike Damascus, we can … Read More
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has overtaken China to become the world’s fifth largest official sector holder of gold as Western sanctions drove buying by its central bank to record highs in 2018, its data showed on Friday. With support from … Read More