Pompeo: Maduro wanted to leave Venezuela, Russia told him to stay
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Russian tourist and pregnant wife die of suspected bubonic plague, sparking ‘indefinite quarantine’ in western Mongolia
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(File photo) Officials with the emergency management department in Bayan Ulgii province confirmed to the Siberian Times preliminary testing revealed the couple died Wednesday. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) A portion of the border between Mongolia and Russia remained closed Saturday morning after … Read More
Russian media: Israeli tanks have entered Syria
According to Russian state news agency Sputnik, Israeli tanks were spotted in the demilitarized zone between the Israeli and Syrian borders in the Golan Heights. According to Ali Hassan, a correspondent for the agency, Israeli tanks went past the Allon … Read More
Pompeo says Russia will still be meddling ‘in 2050’
AFP – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that Russia will still be meddling in US elections in 2050 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday warned that Russia would seek to interfere in elections for decades ahead … Read More
Kremlin: Russia is ready to negotiate nuclear disarmament
Russian Presidential Aide responsible for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov, commented on the United States President Donald Trump’s statements, who urged Moscow and Beijing to abandon nuclear weapons, and noted that, the U.S. themselves would like to reach such agreement. “First … Read More
Putin And Kim Announce The U.S. Is Irrelevant
The summit between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un is over. And their message was clear. The U.S. is welcome at the negotiating table but they are not necessary to resolving the situation. Russia, however, is. Kim went to Vladivostok to build … Read More
Don’t Tell Russia: U.S. Forces in Europe Lack Firepower
That’s one problem that U.S. Air Force general Tod Wolters, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, described in a wide-ranging interview that Air Force magazine published in April 2019. US forces in Europe are getting smarter and more … Read More
A majority of Russians now view Stalin favorably, poll finds
Soviet — specifically Stalinist — nostalgia is alive and well in Russia, a new poll conducted by the Moscow-based Levada Center finds. Adoration of Stalin at an all time high in Russia, 70% of people regard his role as positive, … Read More
Pentagon Mulling New Venezuela Options to Deter Russia, China & Cuba – Report
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On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry slammed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent allegations related to Moscow’s “intervention in Venezuela” as unacceptable. China, in turn, berated Pompeo for his claims that Beijing’s friendship with Latin American countries is “pretended”. … Read More
Russia and Turkey are now deeply entwined on trade and defense
Russia’s alliance with Turkey underpins new regional strategy in Middle East. On April 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met in Moscow. The meeting comes as Russia is seeking to increase trade with Turkey, and Ankara … Read More