30 April 2014 The US’s newly developed radar-evading F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not be able to escape Russian radars. “The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter… is not, in fact, stealthy in the eyes of a growing number of… Read More ›
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Transdniestria Asks Russia to Initiate Independence Recognition Procedure
Thursday, 17 April 2014 The parliament of Transdniestria, a de-facto independent former autonomous republic of Moldova, passed on Wednesday an address to the parliament and president of the Russian Federation to initiate the procedure for the recognition of the republic’s… Read More ›
Russian envoys outline plan to ‘take over world’ in unauthenticated tape of leaked conversation
EEV: No current validation, two video sources posted in case one goes down…. Crimea is just the start, warn ambassadors, in unauthenticated tape of leaked conversation PUBLISHED : Saturday, 05 April, 2014, 1:34am The Guardian in Moscow A recording has… Read More ›
Putin defies Obama in Syria as arms flow fuels Assad resurgence
A Syrian woman reacts following an air strike by Syrian government forces in the al-Sakhour district of the northern city of Aleppo on April 2. Photo: AFP Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin, condemned by NATO for annexing Crimea, is now… Read More ›
Why CIA, NSA can’t spy on Putin?
Tuesday, 01 April 2014 Earlier this month, as Russia began its move in Crimea, U.S. spy agencies reportedly found a worrying silence in the spot where they were listening most attentively — the digital space around Russian President Vladimir Putin… Read More ›
Russia Moves to Scrap Black Sea Fleet Agreements with Ukraine
– Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said last Friday that Moscow would seek a reimbursement of the $11 billion Russia Moves to Scrap Black Sea Fleet Agreements with Ukraine © RIA Novosti. Vasily Batanov 17:20 28/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 28 (RIA Novosti)… Read More ›
If Russia Gets Crimea, Should Germany Get Kaliningrad?
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Mar. 20 2014 21:29 Vladimir Filonov / MTA view of the Gothic-style Konigsberg Cathedral in Kaliningrad, Russia. In the tug-of-war between Russia and the West, some states are apparently more equal than others when it comes to correcting “mistakes” of the… Read More ›
Turchynov Demands Self-Proclaimed Crimean Authorities Free All Hostages, Stop Provoking Ukrainian Troops By 21:00 On Wednesday
(19:32, Wednesday, March 19, 2014) Турчинов3 Ukrainian News Agency Parliament Speaker/acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has demanded that the self-proclaimed Crimean authorities free all hostages and stop provoking Ukrainian troops by 21:00 on Wednesday, the acting president’s representative office announced in… Read More ›
EU Bans European Council President from visitng Moscow
Wednesday, 19 March 2014 Russia on Wednesday mocked a European Council decision to bar its president from visiting Moscow. President Herman Van Rompuy requested an urgent visit to Russia on Monday to hear the Russian opinion about the crisis… Read More ›
Crimean Tatars Will Have to Vacate Land – Official
Crimean tatars © RIA Novosti. Taras Litvinenko 05:40 19/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine’s breakaway region of Crimea will ask Tatars to vacate part of the land where they now live in exchange for new territory elsewhere in… Read More ›
Defence Ministry Allows Ukrainian Military Use Weapons In Crimea
(20:22, Tuesday, March 18, 2014) Ukrainian News Agency The Defence Ministry has allowed Ukrainian military to use weapons in Crimea, reads a statement made by the Ministry press service. “Since the death of Ukrainian serviceman warrant officer Kakurin S.V. during… Read More ›
Russia TV host: Russia could turn USA into radioactive ashes
Published on Mar 17, 2014 Subscribe to ITN News: http://bit.ly/1bmWO8h A Russian TV host has threatened the United States with a nuclear strike in his news broadcast. The remarks made by Dmitry Kiselyov were broadcast at the same time as the polls… Read More ›
Ukraine (cyber) war in full swing
2014-03-17 07:29 Kiev – With cyber attacks already launched against Crimean separatists, the Kremlin and Nato, the ground war may not have started in Ukraine but computer warfare is already raging. In recent days – and with increasing intensity on… Read More ›
Russian troops seize Kherson gas plant ( Mixed reports coming in )
Published on Mar 16, 2014 Russian troops have stormed six miles over Crimea’s geographical border with mainland Ukraine and seized a natural gas plant. The 120-strong Russian forces, backed by helicopter gunships and armoured vehicles, took control of the village of… Read More ›
Statement of the MFA of Ukraine with respect to assault landing of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kherson region on March 15
Yesterday, 17:31 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine expresses its strong and categorical protest against the landing on March 15, 2014 near the village Strilkove, Kherson region of troops of the Russian Federation Armed Forces in a number of 80… Read More ›
Ukrainian Military Press Back Russian Assault From Township Strilkove, Kherson Region
(17:03, Saturday, March 15, 2014) Ukrainian News Agency Ukrainian military have pressed back Russian assault from the township Strilkove, Kherson Region, reads a statement made by the press service of the Defence Ministry of Ukraine. “Today,… Read More ›
Crimea crisis stirs dispute over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido
A high school student prays at the grave of a Japanese resident of Etorofu, off Hokkaido, during a rare visit to the Russian-held island in 2007. |AFP-JIJI Mar 15, 2014 Scenes of apparent Russian troops in southern Ukraine are stirring… Read More ›
Former Soviet borders are being reconsidered
16.03.2014 The Crimea precedent will make us look differently at similar issues in the Former Soviet Union. The problem was incited by Soviet authorities who loosely drew administrative boundaries between different regions. There are many of those who “suffered” from… Read More ›
Source of interference in Russian satellite work is detected
The attempt to use radio-electronic war means against a Russian relay satellite was a violation of the International Telecommunication Union’s charter – Appropriate services have detected the exact location of the source in Ukraine’s territory March 15, 14:21 UTC+4 MOSCOW
US drone intercepted in Crimean airspace – Russia’s state corporation
– It was possible to break the drone’s link with its American operators with the help of the EW (electronic warfare) complex Avtobaza. As a result, the device made an emergency landing and passed into the possession of the self-defense… Read More ›
Moscow Reaffirms Right to Defend Russians in Ukraine
– justify military intervention in former Soviet countries, and signaled a possible expansion of the crisis in Ukraine – that Kiev’s new government was unable to maintain law and order and ensure public safety. 16:10 14/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 14 (RIA… Read More ›
General Dempsey: US ready for military response to Russia if Crimean conflict escalates
March 12, 2014, 4:51 p.m. Ukraine — by Interfax-Ukraine Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States General Martin Dempsey has claimed that in the case of an escalation of unrest in Crimea, the U.S. Army… Read More ›
SBU Detains Russian Army Reconnaissance Group In Kherson Region
(12:09, Wednesday, March 12, 2014) Ukrainian News Agency On March 12 at 01:00 the Security Service of Ukraine staff detected and detained a reconnaissance group of the Russian Armed Forces, which penetrated the territory of Kherson Region from Crimea bypassing… 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 ›
The 95th Ukrainian paratroop brigade leaves base
DEBKAfile March 9, 2014, 9:07 AM (IST) DEBKAfile’s military sources report that the Ukrainian 95th Separate Airmobile Brigade, which counts as the special forces backbone of the Ukraine army, rolled out of its base in the west of the country Saturday night,… Read More ›
Russian Military Forces Come Into Chonhar Village, Kherson Region ( planted mines, and drilled holes for boundary pillars
(16:07, Saturday, March 8, 2014) Russian military forces came into the territory of the village of Chonhar (Kherson region). Ukrainian News learned this from representatives of the village council during a phone call. “The military men planted mines, drill holes… Read More ›
Poland evacuates consulate in Crimea: foreign minister
March 08, 2014 03:37 PM WARSAW: Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Saturday Poland had evacuated its consulate in Ukraine’s Crimea due to disturbances by Russian forces. Sikorski said on Twitter: “Because of continuing disturbances by Russian forces there,… Read More ›
Warning shots fired to turn monitors back from Crimea
KIEV/SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Warning shots were fired to prevent an unarmed international military observer mission from entering Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimea on Saturday, as new confrontations between Russian and Ukrainian troops raised tension ever higher. Russia’s seizure of the Black… Read More ›
Maidan activists take Russian Embassy in Kiev under control
07.03.2014 | Source: Pravda.Ru Representatives of the “self-defense of Maidan” took the building of the Russian embassy in Kiev under control, Ukrainian media say. The activists reportedly stand against the invasion of the Russian army in the Crimea. Hundreds of… 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 ›
Ukraine Crisis Deepens as Sevastopol Votes to Join Russia
– 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 ›
Russian soldiers training in Canada given 24 hours to leave country ( 9 Soldiers but Symbolic )
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
U.S. intelligence under fire over Ukraine
EEV: From an intelligence analyst standpoint this was lunacy, and unbelievably stupid. 1. You fund a rebellion without anticipating various out comes or geopolitical destabilization 2. You use a bulk of intelligence assets fixated on domestic surveillance instead of potential… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
‘We control everything’: Crimea breaks ties with Ukraine
– 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 ›
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 ›
45 Ukrainian MIG-29s as well as 800 Airforce personel switch sides to fight for Russia
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4 Reasons Putin Is Already Losing in Ukraine
EEV: Time magazine has never been wrong before, or has it? As Russia’s Ukraine power play reaches boiling point in Crimea, there are clear signs a Russian invasion may be a disaster for its architect, President Vladimir Putin By Simon… 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 ›
Engineering Evil 