Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today warned his US counterpart Rex Tillerson that Washington risks sparking an unacceptable escalation in tensions with North Korea. In a phone call with US Secretary of State Tillerson, Lavrov “stressed the unacceptability of an … Read More
Protesters turned out Saturday in and around some 80 Russian cities to mark President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday by calling on him to resign and release opposition activist Alexei Navalny. Navalny, a Putin political nemesis who vows to run against … Read More
MOSCOW – The Russian military is conducting sweeping drills that involve dozens of intercontinental ballistic missile launchers. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday in a statement carried by the Interfax news agency that the maneuvers involve over 60 Topol, Topol-M and … Read More
Some European leaders vow to stand by Iran nuclear deal President Trump slams the agreement at the United Nations, calls it ‘the worst’ As President Donald Trump considers whether to certify to Congress the controversial 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, … Read More
RUSSIA appears to be preparing for wars as troops have lined up on the North Korea border just one day after Vladimir Putin’s nation fired a ballistic missile. A large number of soldiers were seen arriving near the Khasan crossing … Read More
MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday it had warned the United States it would target areas in Syria where U.S. special forces and U.S.-backed militia were operating if its own forces came under fire from them, something … Read More
The role of Russian hackers in the 2016 U.S. election has been discussed extensively, and the Russian government is widely believed to have played some role in the crucial leaking of Democratic Party emails. But Russia has a much more … Read More
Russia today began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union’s eastern flank — a show of strength that has rattled nervous NATO members. Russia today began major joint military exercises with Belarus along the European Union’s eastern … Read More
The communiques out of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations were exultant on Monday. They lauded the unanimous passage in the Security Council of the “strongest sanctions ever imposed” on North Korea for its nuclear weapons program. Among other … Read More
BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers are pushing for an end to international data roaming charges between the EU and Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, a trust fund for Ukrainian investment, and possibly more sanctions on Russia ahead of a summit in Brussels … Read More