MOSCOW, August 7 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday, banning for a year imports of agricultural and food products from countries that imposed sanctions on Russia. The government is expected to announce the complete “black… Read More ›
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Report: Was Putin’s plane the real Target that brought down Malaysian Airliner?
Friday, 18 July 2014 Malaysian Airlines MH17 plane was travelling almost the same route as Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s jet shortly before the crash that killed 295, Interfax news agency reports citing sources. “I can say that Putin’s plane… Read More ›
BRICS sets up own Bank to counter IMF
Tuesday, 15 July 2014 The group of emerging economies signed the long-anticipated document to create the $100 bn BRICS Development Bank and a reserve currency pool worth over another $100 bn. Both will counter the influence of US based… Read More ›
Ukraine slides towards war
Both sides bury dead as Ukraine slides towards war Source: Reuters – Tue, 6 May 2014 02:51 PM Author: Reuters * Several days of fighting in east * Rebels hold out in Slaviansk * Violence in Odessa spreads unrest… Read More ›
As Ukraine tumbles into all-out ‘war,’ Russia escalates rhetoric
Kremlin likens violence in contested areas to WWII-era atrocities AFP-JIJI, AP, Reuters, Bloomberg May 4, 2014 MOSCOW/KIEV/UNITED NATIONS – Russian official rhetoric has increasingly compared events in Ukraine to the darkest crimes of Nazi Germany as the anniversary of Soviet… Read More ›
Here’s how the US could stumble into war in Ukraine
Jean MacKenzie April 25, 2014 15:48 Given Washington’s mishandling of the crisis so far, it is not out of the question. The skeptics were right. Just one week ago, as top diplomats in Geneva heralded an agreement on Ukraine… Read More ›
Russia wants permanent Moon base
Sunday, 13 April 2014 While the West is busy staging coups around the world, Moscow today set out plans to conquer and colonise space, including a permanent manned moon base. Deputy premier Dmitry Rogozin said: ‘We are coming to… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Pentagon pays experts to study Putin’s body language
Friday, 07 March 2014 A Pentagon research team is studying the body movements of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders in order to better predict their actions and guide U.S. policy, Pentagon documents and interviews show. The “Body… 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 ›
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 ›
EU matches Putin’s €11 billion financial offer to Ukraine
Published 05 March 2014 Commission President José Manuel Barroso announced today (5 March) a financial package for Ukraine of approximately €11 billion, matching Russian President Vladimir Putin’s previous offer, which led to Kyiv not signing the Association Agreement with the… Read More ›
RT reacts to Liz Wahl’s resignation
EEV: None of us could figure out why she took a job for the Russian government to start with, if she knew the history of her employer. Published time: March 06, 2014 01:14 Liz Wahl During a live broadcast on… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
‘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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Ukrainian Crisis May Jeopardize Obama’s Plans From Iran to China
EEV: In addition to Bloomberg’s analysis, failing to abide by the Budapest referendum may result in all military agreements being looked at with skepticism. China may now be encouraged to make a move for the South China Sea. – seeking an end… Read More ›
Oligarchs step in to save Ukraine’s sovereignty
EEV: This one statement say it all: “Since the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych as president on Feb. 22, speculation has increased over the prospect of reprivatizing assets owned by the largest businesspeople who purchased them from the state at… Read More ›
NSDC Declares Mobilization In Ukraine / Says Facebook?
(11:29, Sunday, March 2, 2014) Ukrainian News Agency Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Andrii Parubii has declared the nationwide mobilization.Ukrainian News learned this from his Facebook account. “According to the decision of the NSDC, the mobilization… Read More ›
Russian S-400 AIR DEFENCE heading to UKRAINE Latest News
EEV: Video is not confirmation, but if accurate the Russians are for more fortified than currently analyzed. If the date on the video is accurate, than the EU has the worst Intel ever. Related articles Finnish Defence Force expert analyzes… Read More ›
Russians strike Ukraine army post in Crimea. Kiev fears Ukraine army putsch. US warships on standby
EEV- Russian forces Saturday, March 1, staged their first attack on a Ukraine military installation in Crimea ( Requiring 2nd Confirmation ) DEBKAfile Special Report March 1, 2014, 1:49 PM (IST) Russian armored forces build up for Ukraine As Moscow’s master… Read More ›
Putin: Russian citizens, troops threatened in Ukraine, need armed forces’ protection
Pro-Russian protesters wave Russian flags during a rally in the industrial Ukrainian city of Donetsk on March 1, 2014. (AFP Photo/Alexander Khudoteply) Published time: March 01, 2014 12:53 Russian President Vladimir Putin has requested the use of Russian military… Read More ›
The Nightmare Scenario has been called into play “BUDAPEST REFERENDUM” Ukraine claims Russian ‘invasion’
Ukraine pleads for help after Russian ‘invasion’ Mark MacKinnon Sevastopol, Ukraine — The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Feb. 28 2014, 2:15 AM EST The new Ukrainian government said Friday it had been invaded by Russia and appealed for the United States… Read More ›
Is Russia plotting to send in the army to annex Crimea? Former Kremlin adviser warns Ukrainian port of Sebastopol could be targeted within the next week
Move would be similar to Nazi Germany’s takeover of Austria Vladimir Putin is sweeping aside Western warnings and preparing troops Dmitry Medvedev said he did recognise new authorities in Kiev Came after unconfirmed claims that ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych… Read More ›
China welcomes neighbors’ prosperity, firmly safeguards peripheral security
EEV: Continued Escalation (Xinhua) 07:08, February 08, 2014 BEIJING, Feb. 7 — Recent events have demonstrated that while China sincerely share neighbors’ joy in making achievements, it never hesitates to safeguard peripheral peace and security. When Chinese President Xi Jinping… Read More ›
Comrades in arms: Britain and Russia to sign defence deal
Once they were Cold War foes. Now Britain and Russia are preparing to work together on defence projects United together in friendship and labour: David Cameron and Vladimir Putin on a flight together. Photo: AFP By Matthew Holehouse, Political Correspondent 10:00PM… Read More ›
Second blast in Russia’s Volgograd kills 14 on trolleybus
Source: Reuters – Mon, 30 Dec 2013 08:26 AM Author: Reuters * Trolleybus bombing follows Sunday’s railway station attack * Bombings underscore Russia’s vulnerability ahead of Sochi Games * Explosion guts bus, leaves bodies in street * More attacks… Read More ›
Russia’s bitter relationship with Chechnya will be in the spotlight during Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in February
In truth, this guerrilla war is just the latest stage in a cycle of oppression and resistance lasting centuries as Islamist leader and self-styled Emir of the Caucasus promises to use ‘maximum force’ to stop these Games Michael Church Thursday,… Read More ›
Russia to block websites that call for rioting, ‘extremism’ without court ruling
Published time: December 21, 2013 09:54 Russia’s lawmakers have passed a bill authorizing prosecutors to issue emergency orders without a court ruling that block websites promoting rioting, racial hatred or extremism. Critics fear the law may infringe… Read More ›
Global Arctic wars already started
Adrian Salbuchi is a political analyst, author, speaker and radio/TV commentator in Argentina. Published time: December 19, 2013 11:02 RIA Novosti / Anna Yudina Today’s globalized geopolitical grand chessboard often plays out in interestingly complex and roundabout ways. Such… Read More ›