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Russia conducted nuclear submarine exercises beneath the North Pole
Russian nuclear units carried out Arctic exercises in international waters beneath the North Pole over the weekend, Damien Sharkov reports for Newsweek. The exercise featured the presence of several...
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Turkey and Russia are demanding more data from Twitter than ever before (TWTR)
Turkey and Russia both feature prominently in Twitter's latest Transparency Report, which shows a massive surge in takedown requests and demands for user information over the last six months. Both...
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Obama and Merkel announce unity and not much else about Ukraine
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared Monday that Russian aggression in Ukraine has only reinforced the unity of the US and Europe, as they weighed the prospects of...
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Obama refused to give Russia a 'red line' with Ukraine
President Barack Obama warned on Monday that the US could give lethal weapons to help Ukraine fight against Russian-backed separatists.But, speaking at a press conference with German Chancellor Angela...
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Intense photos show how crazy things are getting in Ukraine
As Europe and the US debate whether or not to arm the Ukrainian military, the situation on the ground in eastern Ukraine is degenerating with astounding speed as Russian-backed separatists push their...
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Get ready for a complete collapse in Russian car sales (RSX)
Car sales in Russia are about to collapse. A report from Bloomberg on Monday said car sales in Russia will probably fall 35% this year, according to data from PricewaterhouseCoopers. In an "optimistic...
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All of the reasons Putin is likely having a great time in Egypt
The visit will give the Kremlin a chance to increase its reach in Egypt while signaling to the West that Putin remains an influential world leader.On February 9-10, Russian president Vladimir Putin is...
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Top energy watchdog: Russia will be the big loser of the oil crash
Russia will be the biggest loser from the current downturn in oil prices as the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) seizes back a bigger share of the world crude market, the...
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India is mad at Russia for withholding info on fifth-generation stealth...
The Russian Air Force will take another giant leap toward modernization at the end of this year when it receives the first batch of fifth-generation stealth fighter jets. The Sukhoi T-50, which is a...
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A top expert answers 4 of the biggest questions on the Ukraine crisis
Q1: What was the outcome of the Hollande/Merkel peace mission to Moscow?A1: After five hours of negotiations late into Friday night, no agreement was reached. None of the leaders said much about the...
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Russian official: We could help Iran attack Saudi Arabia if US arms Ukraine
Despite President Obama’s claim on Monday that he has not yet made a decision about supplying defensive weapons to the Ukrainian army, which is battling Russia-backed separatists who want an...
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Russia claims it's in the early stages of developing an aircraft carrier that...
Russia's government-owned Krylov State Research Center is on its way towards developing Russia's latest aircraft carrier, according to Russian media. The aircraft carrier is in a very rudimentary stage...
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This Russian was mystified by how Americans act on planes
It’s easy to mistake certain social customs of Americans that might suggest strong personal connections where none are intended. For example, Americans are more likely than those from many cultures to...
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Russia's oil industry is getting 'crushed'
The combination of low oil prices and international economic sanctions have thrown Russia's oil industry into chaos.Oil production in the country was expected to exceed 11 million barrels a day by 2019...
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US Army commander for Europe: Russian troops are currently fighting on...
Russian troops are directly engaged in fighting in Ukraine along the front lines of the critical town of Debaltseve, US Army Europe commander Ben Hodges said on Wednesday. "It's very obvious from the...
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Russia has lost its ability to detect incoming nuclear missiles from space
Russia just lost its early-warning system for detecting ballistic missiles because of delays in the launch of its new "Tundra" advanced early-warning system.According to Russia's Kommersant newspaper,...
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Sisi made Putin feel very special in Cairo
Cairenes were greeted with an odd sight: All along the Qasr el Nil bridge in central Cairo were massive posters bearing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s face. He wore an uncharacteristically placid...
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Obama describes how he views Putin and Russia
President Barack Obama explained in an interview with BuzzFeed that he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin views everything through a Cold War lens.BuzzFeed pointed out to the president that Obama...
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One man in Miami is keeping Cuba's fleet of Russian cars on the road
MIAMI/HAVANA (Reuters) - Standing in his Miami-area shop surrounded by spare tires, dashboard gauges, and bright-colored boxes in Russian script, Fabian Zakharov taps his foot waiting for the static to...
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The US can no longer solve its strategic dilemmas with overwhelming military...
If you ever served in the military or elsewhere in America’s security establishment, you will, like me, have experienced many of the same conversations on foreign or military affairs as if they are...
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