DEBKAfileApril 14, 2014, 7:32 PM (IDT) The Russian Fencer fighter is now revealed to have made close-range passes near the USS Donald Cook destroyer in the Black Sea for more than 90 minutes Saturday amid spiraling tensions over Ukraine…. Read More ›
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3 Russian warships pass Dardenelles Strait
Tuesday, 25 March 2014 Three Russian warships passed Dardanelles Strait in Turkey and headed towards the Mediterranean Sea on Monday morning. Local Dogan News Agency (DHA) reported that the Russian warships made the movement after… Read More ›
Ukraine forms new defense force, seeks Western help
– Ukraine had as few as 6,000 combat-ready infantry and that the air force was outnumbered nearly 100 to 1 KIEV/SEVASTOPOL — Ukraine’s interim leaders established a new National Guard on Tuesday and appealed to the United States and Britain… Read More ›
Turkey scrambles jets after Russian plane again flies near coast ( 2nd Time )
ISTANBUL Fri Mar 7, 2014 10:32am EST ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish Air Force scrambled six F-16 fighter jets after a Russian surveillance plane flew parallel along its Black Sea coast, the military said on Friday, amid increased tensions… 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 ›
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 ›
Russian warships cross Bosphorus: report
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 ›
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 warship docks in Havana
Thursday, 27 February 2014 A Russian warship was docked in Havana Wednesday, without explanation from Cuba or its state media. The Viktor Leonov CCB-175 boat, measuring 91.5 meters (300 feet) long and 14.5 meters wide, was docked at the… Read More ›
Russia sends ‘Carrier killer’ ship in the Mediterranean
Wednesday, 11 September 2013 Russia’s Moskva missile cruiser, dubbed a “carrier-killer” by NATO, has passed through the Straits of Gibraltar and is now heading toward the eastern Mediterranean to assume command of the Russian naval force there. The Russian Navy… Read More ›
Painting of Vladimir Putin in women’s underwear seized by Russian police for breaking unspecified laws
Picture displayed in St Petersburg gallery portrayed president in tight-fitting slip brushing Dmitry Medvedev’s hair Reuters in St Petersburg theguardian.com, Tuesday 27 August 2013 14.26 EDT Vladimir Putin in his work attire. Photograph: Itar-Tass/Barcroft Media Russian police seized a… Read More ›
Government of Russia ( Rosneft ) and Exxon Mobil to expand cooperation with joint projects in the Gulf of Mexico and the US
Putin urges Rosneft and Exxon Mobil to start joint projects in Gulf of Mexico Collage: Voice of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin urges Rosneft and Exxon Mobil to expand cooperation with joint projects in the Gulf of Mexico and the… Read More ›
Vladimir Putin admits stage managing animal stunts
Vladimir Putin has admitted to staging some of his most famous stunts, including meeting endangered big cats and the “discovery” of ancient Greek amphorae in the Black sea, a Russian journalist has claimed. Vladimir Putin has acknowledged many of his… Read More ›
Vladimir Putin: the Russian president’s ‘life of four yachts and 58 aircraft’
Vladimir Putin once compared ruling Russia to being a “galley slave”, but four yachts that come with the job, not to mention palaces, aircraft and a wealth of luxury perks help explain his refusal to quit the presidency, leading … Read More ›
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