Engineering Evil

– The city, which has a separate administrative status from the rest of Crimea 10:37 07/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 7 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine’s Crimean city of Sevastopol has voted to become part of Russia, mirroring an earlier vote by the… Read More ›

South Korean military gains authority to launch pre-emptive strike against North when necessary

Updated: 2014-03-07 AM 9:17:55 (KST) What is eye catching about this year’s defense reform is that it includes plans to allow South Korea to pre-emptively strike North Korea if Pyongyang is about to attack. Previously Seoul’s response was limited to… Read More ›

Russian soldiers training in Canada given 24 hours to leave country ( 9 Soldiers but Symbolic )

By Ralph Turchiano on March 6, 2014 • ( 4 )

Andrea Janus, CTVNews.ca Updated Thursday, March 6, 2014 10:34PM EST Nine Russian soldiers who were participating in military exercises in Canada have been expelled from the country, as Ottawa continues to denounce Russia’s military intervention in Crimea, CTV News has… Read More ›

Serb assemblies worried over forming of Kosovo army

EEV: Next anticipated Flash point – “We see this as an act of open threat to security in the region and the safety of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija”, – Published On: Thu, Mar 6th, 2014 Politics | By InSerbia Team –… Read More ›

Russia Plans 2 More Ballistic Missile Tests in March

Russia Plans 2 More Ballistic Missile Tests in March ASTANA, March 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is planning to carry out two tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles this month in addition to Tuesday’s successful launch, the Kazakh military said. “On… Read More ›

Russia Starts Massive Air Defense Drills Amid Crimea Standoff

– “It is for the first time that all air defense units from the district, including coastal defenses of the Northern Fleet, have gathered in one place,” S-300 © RIA Novosti. Valery Melnikov 20:39 06/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 6 (RIA Novosti)… Read More ›

Wall Street Hedging on War in Ukraine; Buying More Insurance

By Lawrence Delevingne Wall Street is concerned enough about war breaking out in Ukraine that investment firms have sharply increased the insurance they buy to protect their assets in the region. Last month, the percentage of hedge funds that purchased… Read More ›

3 South Ukrainian Cities Want to Join Crimea – Lawmaker

– Mykolaiv, Kherson and Odessa Tensions in Ukraine’s Crimea (Archive) © RIA Novosti. Taras Litvinenko 02:47 04/03/2014 SIMFEROPOL, March 4 (RIA Novosti) – A senior Crimean lawmaker said on Monday that representatives of three southern Ukrainian administrative capitals expressed willingness… Read More ›

Crimea Council Resolves Region To Become Part Of Russia

(13:42, Thursday, March 6, 2014) Ukrainian News Agency The Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea at the closed meeting on Thursday has resolved the region to enter Russia as a constituent territory of the Russian Federation, reads the… Read More ›

French debut warship built for Russia

Published: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 12:01 a.m. France says it has no plans to scrap the defense deal. It needs the jobs. The Vladivostock, designed to strengthen Russia’s ability to deploy troops, tanks and helicopter gunships, leaves Saint Nazaire harbor… Read More ›

Russia to confiscate US and European assets should sanctions be applied

05.03.2014 13:19 Russia’s Federation Council is preparing a bill that provides for the confiscation of property, assets and accounts of European and American companies, including private ones, should the United States decide to impose sanctions against Russia. The author of… Read More ›

Does the West need a war against Russia? Pravda

EEV: It appears they made this move, because they perceive the Western Powers as weak. They are already projecting additional scenarios for a possible violent escalation. – The U.S. Sixth Fleet headquartered in Naples may enter the Black Sea, but… Read More ›

Chinese could be ready to invade in 2020: MND Taiwan

– China is boosting its combat capabilities to the point at which it could mount a full cross-strait attack in 2020 ANALYSIS:：Defense minister Yen Ming is to present the report to a legislative committee today. It says China poses the… Read More ›

Commentary: It’s U.S., Japan that need to clarify military intentionsBy

EEV: A commentary from the Peoples Daily Online are views of the Chinese Government. Language is very symbolic in this region. This is a pretty serious escalation. It was just a week a ago they publicly mocked Ambassador Locke. -Japan, for its… Read More ›

Russians sink a boat off Ukraine coast – their own

– the act was intended to prevent Ukrainian navy ships from leaving a nearby base and going to sea. By Sergei L. Loiko 6:56 PM PST, March 5, 2014 YEVPATORIA, Ukraine — An anti-submarine boat may have been the first… Read More ›

Serbian volunteers in Sevastopol ( Small but Symbolic )

– “We have been invited by Cossacks. During the wars in the former Yugoslavia many Russian volunteers have fought at Serbian side. They have helped us like brothers. Our duty is to be here”, By Milos Mitrovic / 05/03/2014 … Read More ›

Russia says Ukraine “hallucinating” in warning of nuclear risks

By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA Wed Mar 5, 2014 1:16pm EST VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia accused Ukraine of “hallucinating” on Wednesday after Kiev warned a U.N. atomic agency meeting of risks to the safety of its nuclear power plants in… Read More ›

UN envoy cuts short Crimea mission after gunmen incident: aide

(AFP) – 5 minutes ago Simferopol — UN special envoy to Crimea Robert Serry cut short his mission to the region Wednesday after unidentified gunmen threatened him and ordered him to leave, an assistant travelling with him told AFP. Serry,… Read More ›

UN envoy in Crimea detained by gunmen: Ukraine ministry

UN envoy Robert Serry was detained by unidentified gunmen in Simferopol, the capital of Ukraine’s autonomous Crimea region, a spokesman for Ukraine’s foreign ministry told AFP Wednesday. Serry had been sent to the Black Sea peninsula — which has come… Read More ›

Ukrainian frigate Hetman Sahaidachny carries NATO’s intelligence equipment — source

March 05, 18:45 SEVASTOPOL The source added that one of US Naval Forces destroyers planned to enter the Black Sea later this week ITAR-TASS/Alexei Pavlishak SEVASTOPOL, March 05. /ITAR-TASS/. The Ukrainian Navy’s frigate The Hetman Sahaidachny has entered the port of… Read More ›

Israel navy seizes Iranian missile ship heading for Gaza

DEBKAfile March 5, 2014, 2:03 PM (IST) Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 (Flotilla 13) early Wednesday, March 5, boarded an Iranian Panama-registered cargo vessel KLOS C. Concealed in its hold were dozens of 302mm rockets with a range of 200 kms,… Read More ›

Ukraine says communications hit, MPs phones blocked

By Pavel Polityuk and Jim Finkle KIEV/BOSTON Tue Mar 4, 2014 5:39pm GMT KIEV/BOSTON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s telecommunications system has come under attack, with equipment installed in Russian-controlled Crimea used to interfere with the mobile phones of members of… Read More ›

Russia reinforces Armenian base with overhauled MiG-29 fighter jets

Wednesday, March 05 Russia has strengthened its airbase in Armenia with a batch of overhauled MiG-29 fighter jets, a military official said Tuesday, according to RIA Novosti. Russia’s 3624th Air Base at the Erebuni airport in Yerevan previously hosted at… Read More ›

Russian warships cross Bosphorus: report

By Ralph Turchiano on March 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

REUTERS Ukraine Navy’s flagship, the Hetman Sahaidachny frigate, sets sail in the Bosphorus on its way to Black Sea in Istanbul. REUTERS/Murad Sezer Istanbul – Two Russian warships crossed Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait early Tuesday headed towards the Black Sea,… Read More ›

Kiev agitators ‘trained in Poland’ claims Putin

04.03.2014 16:09 President Putin claimed on Tuesday that “well prepared” and organized protesters in Kiev who brought down the Yanukovych regime were “trained in Poland and Lithuania”. In his first in-depth comments since the Russian parliament gave the green light… Read More ›

Russian army holds exercises on Polish and Lithuanian borders ( First reported 3.03.2014 )

First reported 3.03.2014 – Polish General Marek Dukaczewski said to TVN24 in an interview that the military exercises in the Kaliningrad region violated the international norms – The general called on NATO to react urgently to the situation near the… Read More ›

Unexpected maneuvers in Kaliningrad oblast, Russia

Posted by wachmistrz_Soroka Published: Monday, March 3, 2014. 14: 02: 17 More than 3.5 thousand. soldiers of the Russian Baltic fleet began maneuvers within the framework of the tactical exercises of the Coast Guard-gives the Polish Radio. Unannounced maneuvers take… Read More ›

Secret documents accidentally shown to photographers that revealed Britain would not support military action against Russia ‘do NOT reflect Government’s final decision’ says Hague

After the blunder, No10 considers sanctions: Cameron orders ‘broad spectrum’ of possible actions against Russia to be drawn up Cameron’s adviser Hugh Powell left file on display to photographers Document revealed Britain will not impose sanctions against Russia Will not… Read More ›

Russia tells US to settle down, may abandon Dollar

Tuesday, 04 March 2014 Russia could reduce to zero its economic dependency on the United States if Washington agreed sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine, a Kremlin aide said on Tuesday, warning that the American financial system faced a “crash” if… Read More ›

China boosts defence budget by 12.2 pc after warning military will respond if provoked

UPDATED : Wednesday, 05 March, 2014, 10:42am Agence France-Presse in Beijing Delegates from the People’s Liberation Army arrive for parliamentary talks in Beijing. Photo: AP China will raise its official defence budget by 12.2 per cent this year, the finance… Read More ›

‘We control everything’: Crimea breaks ties with Ukraine

By Ralph Turchiano on March 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

– He had this message for Canada and other Western nations: “You are welcome to come to Crimea. Come here and relax.” Colonel Yuri Mamchur, commander of the Ukrainian garrison at the Belbek air base, leads his men to the… Read More ›

Poland’s fear of ‘the Russian Bear’

By Ralph Turchiano on March 4, 2014 • ( 1 )

– Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that the world “stands on the brink of a conflict” that would affect states everywhere. The consequences could be dire, and a matter of survival for his country Poland, which borders Russia and… Read More ›

Turkey Scrambles Fighter Jets Over Russian Plane

Possible new front opens in Ukraine-Russia standoff, which has escalated with Russian missile tests and shots fired in air. – Eight F-16 fighter jets were scrambled in the event By Ari Yashar First Publish: 3/5/2014, 1:13 AM F-16 fighter jet… Read More ›

Russian test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile

– The Russian defense ministry reports the test-firing of a Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic missile Tuesday night as anti-US provocation DEBKAfile March 4, 2014, 9:47 PM (IST) The Russian defense ministry reports the test-firing of a Topol RS-12M intercontinental ballistic… Read More ›

45 Ukrainian MIG-29s as well as 800 Airforce personel switch sides to fight for Russia

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Billionaire Kolomoisky takes over in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, blasting Putin and Yanukovych

– Kolomoisky referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as “a small-sized schizophreniac” who “went insane” and whose attempts to “revive the Russian Empire to the 1913 borders can bring world to disaster.” March 3, 2014, 9:36 p.m. Ukraine — by … Read More ›

Britain opposes curb on Russian trade over Ukraine crisis – BBC says

Source: Reuters – Mon, 3 Mar 2014 09:50 PM Author: Reuters By Kylie MacLellan LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) – Britain opposes trade sanctions on Russia and does not want to shut London’s financial capital to Russians in response to the… Read More ›

Russia: Yanukovich asked Putin to use force to save Ukraine

EEV: This now sets the next step for a mainland incursion. Source: Reuters – Mon, 3 Mar 2014 11:32 PM Author: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, March 3 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s ousted leader Viktor Yanukovich has sent a letter to Russian… Read More ›

Participants in a pro-Russia rally have seized the building of the regional state administration in Donetsk

(14:04, Monday, March 3, 2014). EEV Excerpt: “Taruta, whose fortune is estimated at $730 million, was said by his close circle to realize that he has agreed to a “suicide mission” by agreeing to govern Donetsk, Ukraine’s most populous oblast with… Read More ›

Perhaps they should have held on to them: Hundreds of rusting tanks abandoned in secret Ukrainian depot unveiled as Russia’s armoured vehicles line its streets

There are more than 400 abandoned tanks at the plant in a secret, heavily guarded depot in the town of Kharkiv The depot is in the Slobozhanshchyna region of eastern Ukraine – just 20 miles from the border with Russia… Read More ›

Russia’s Foreign Ministry: Threats of US Secretary of State against Russia unacceptable

March 03, 18:45 MOSCOW “If Ukraine is only a territory of geopolitical games for certain Western politicians, this is the brotherly country for us,” the ministry said ITAR-TASS/Boris Kavashkin MOSCOW, March 03. /ITAR-TASS/. Moscow considers US Secretary of State John… Read More ›

USAID got Maidan coup up and running – media

3 March 2014, 11:29 EEV: Needs to be validated, separating propaganda (i.e. Voice of Russia) from fact requires time. George Soros has a long history of interfering in national politics (i.e. Balkan Conflict ), Open Society in the Ukraine, U.S. Presidency… Read More ›

Pierre Omidyar co-funded Ukraine revolution groups with US government, documents show

China gives Russia it approval on the Ukranian incursion

China FM clarifies stance on Ukraine situation(Xinhua) 19:47, March 03, 2014 BEIJING, March 3 — China’s stance on the current situation in Ukraine is objective, just, fair and peaceful, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Monday. “China upholds its… Read More ›

Pro Russia troops take over ferry terminal in Crimea

EEV: The Russian Tank Columns now have clear access to fortify Crimea. This move signals the clear intention to escalate the occupation. It is now probable Russian Troop Columns in the Zaporozhye region will connect unopposed. #1″Russia puts forces in Ukraine In the Zaporozhye region… Read More ›

Ukraine may lose the Luhansk Region. Luhansk will fight for the Russians