The Trump administration retaliated Thursday against Russia’s expulsion of U.S. diplomats ordering closed the Russian consulate in San Francisco, a a chancery annex in Washington, D.C., embassy and consular annex in New York. The closures will need to happen by Saturday, the State Department said. Spokeswoman Heather Nauert said the move brings the U.S. and…
U.S.-Russian relations will be “crippled” unless a solution is found to the Ukraine crisis, the newly appointed U.S. envoy on the country has warned, dashing any hopes Moscow may still harbor for rapprochement under Donald Trump’s presidency, according to the Financial Times (FT). Kurt Volker also confirmed to the Financial Times that the U.S. administration…
Benjamin Netanyahu’s nightmare is coming true. The guards of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and Hezbollah fighters prepare to attack Israel by using Syria as a springboard. The Israeli Prime Minister shared the “terrible news” on August 23, 2017 during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Sochi (the meeting lasted for almost 2.5 hours). Despite…
GERMANY should abandon its military reluctance and lead Europe, Angela Merkel has been told by a leading historian. In an article for Der Spiegel that would have been unthinkable a few short years ago – with Germany’s reluctance to be a military power stems from its defeat in two world wars and the lingering legacy…
RUSSIAN bombers have been flown on a huge drill through East Asia, sparking panic in a region already on edge due to North Korean chaos. he nuclear-capable jets have flown over the Pacific Ocean, the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea in an intense military drill. The operation prompted a…
A senior Russian diplomat is warning against expanding sanctions against North Korea, saying it’s necessary to focus on a political settlement. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that “the scope of sanctions already endorsed by the U.N. Security Council is such that any possibilities of expanding such measures have been exhausted.” In remarks to the…
The Russian air force has destroyed a large column of Islamic State militants, vehicles and large caliber weapons heading to the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, the Russian defense ministry has said. “The Russian Air Force destroyed another large column of ISIS fighters that was heading to the area of the city of Deir ez-Zor,…
Cairo has succeeded in securing agreements between rebels and the Syrian regime Egypt has been acting as a mediator in negotiations for a cease-fire agreements in Syria, Haaretz reported Monday. Russia and Saudi Arabia gave their approval for Egypt to serve as a middle-man, brokering deals between rebel militias and the Syrian regime in Ghouta…
ERUSALEM, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia next week to discuss “recent development” in Syria. A statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office said the meeting will be held in Black Sea city of Sochi on Wednesday. The two…
This post originally appeared at The Nation. Americans have been so entangled in the Middle East for the past few decades that they have begun interpreting their own politics in the terms of that region. Is driving a car into protesters an ISIL tactic? Is pulling down statues of Confederate generals like destroying ancient Assyrian…