Sweden intercepts Russian military planes flying with their transponders off...
Swedish fighters intercepted four Russian planes flying in international air space over the Baltic sea with their transponders turned off, the country's military said on Tuesday.Relations between the...
View ArticleRussia is flexing its muscles in Central America
Russia has once again started to flex its muscles in a bid to rebuild its influence in the Central American state of Nicaragua, McClatchy DC reports. Moscow may strike a possible arms deal with...
View Article11 amazing facts about Vladimir Putin
Vladamir Putin is one of the world's most talked-about leaders. Here are 11 things you probably didn't know about him.Produced by Devan JosephFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about...
View ArticleRussia just made a failed attempt to prevent the UN from giving staff...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia failed on Tuesday in a bid to stop the United Nations extending staff benefits to all same-sex couples after a UN General Assembly budget committee voted 80 to 43...
View ArticleA raid on a pro-government propaganda outfit is the latest sign there's...
It's not everyday that LifeNews gets raided. And when it does, it is usually a signal that something pretty significant is going on.LifeNews, of course, is a pro-Kremlin "news" organization with close...
View ArticleThe latest close NATO-Russia plane encounter over the Baltic Sea was even...
The latest close encounter between NATO and Russian planes over the Baltic Sea was different.On March 24, NATO and Swedish QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) interceptors were scrambled to identify and shadow...
View ArticleJapanese jets intercepted a Russian bomber off the coast of Japan
A Russian Tu-95 bomber was intercepted off the coast of Japan on two separate occasions on Mar. 20, according to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, which released the details of the incident on...
View ArticleJordan has signed a $10 billion nuclear power plant deal with Russia
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan signed an agreement with Russia on Tuesday worth $10 billion that sets the legal basis for building the kingdom's first nuclear power plant with a total capacity of 2,000...
View ArticleRussia is considering plans for a 12,400-mile superhighway from London to Alaska
Plans for an ambitious 12,400-mile superhighway linking the Atlantic and the Pacific are reportedly being considered by Russian authorities.The Trans-Eurasian Belt Development would see the...
View ArticleRussia wants to build a massive superhighway that would make it possible to...
A report by the Siberian Times has detailed one of Russia's more outlandish schemes to date: a super motorway that would connect the eastern border of Russia with Alaska in the United States. The...
View ArticleRussia's heavy drinkers are turning to moonshine and cleaning products
As the economic crisis sweeps through Russia, a dangerous trend is emerging in this heavy-drinking country: the rise in consumption of potentially lethal moonshine, medical alcohol or even cleaning...
View ArticleEXPERTS: The US is losing the information war to Russia, ISIS, and other rivals
The United States is losing an information war to Russia, Islamic State and other rivals, says a new report that calls for a strengthening in U.S. counter-propaganda efforts and an overhaul of the...
View ArticlePolish general: Russia is trying to wage hybrid warfare in our country
Poland is increasingly anxious that Russia may employ the same type of hybrid warfare against it that Moscow utilized in eastern Ukraine. Polish general Stanisław Koziej, the head of the president's...
View ArticleMoscow: Obama's new national security strategy is 'openly anti-Russian'
Russia's federal Security Council on Wednesday criticized as "anti-Russian" the new U.S. national security strategy, which lists Moscow's aggression in its neighboring Ukraine among most pressing...
View ArticleRussian politician wants to turned annexed Crimea into Russia's 'Silicon Valley'
The speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament has proposed the creation of a Russian "Silicon Valley" on the Moscow-annexed peninsula of Crimea.Federation Council speaker Valentina...
View ArticlePutin: Western spies are plotting to 'destabilize' Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin accused Western spies on Thursday of plotting to undermine his rule and "destabilize" Russia before elections by using public organizations for their own...
View ArticleCash-strapped Russia is drastically cutting its planned fleet of...
The Russian military has announced that they will build significantly fewer fifth-generation fighters than previously planned due to the country's current economic situation, Russia Beyond The...
View ArticleHow Putin is making Greece's Nazi problem worse
It’s not just Greece’s economy that’s keeping the country’s neo-Nazi party afloat. Russia may also have a hand in the party’s continued relevance.The Golden Dawn, otherwise known as Chrysi Avgi, rose...
View ArticleUkraine's debt rescue plan is in trouble
Washington (AFP) - A default by Ukraine on $3 billion in debt owed to Russia this year could threaten the International Monetary Fund's lifeline to the embattled country, an IMF spokesman said...
View ArticleAssad tells Russian newspaper: 'There is a connection between the Syrian...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the West of trying to weaken Russia by turning Ukraine into a puppet state, a tactic he said had also been used against his own...
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