War in Europe is no longer seen as completely out of the question
NATO is preparing for a long standoff with Russia, reluctantly accepting that the Ukraine conflict has fundamentally transformed Europe's security landscape and that it may have to abandon hope of a...
View ArticlePutin is about to get a chance to show Russia is not that isolated
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The BRICS emerging economies will launch a development bank at a summit this week which President Vladimir Putin hopes will help reduce Western dominance of world financial...
View ArticleUS professor in Russia dismissed amid Kremlin crackdown on foreigners
Officially, Nizhny Novgorod's Lobachevsky State University said Kendrick White was being let go as vice rector for innovation due to a "restructuring of the management system," according to a...
View ArticleHacked security company's documents show a laundry list of questionable clients
Late Sunday night, someone leaked over 400GB of data from private surveillance technology company Hacking Team.A hacker seems to have gotten into the company's computers, downloaded its files, and then...
View ArticleMeet the 5 Russian generals already fighting the new Cold War
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) has prepared a dossier laying out evidence for what it calls "Russian aggression against Ukraine."The report alleges there are some 9,000 Russian troops deployed in...
View ArticleUS Coast Guard chief: We are 'not even in the same league as Russia' in the...
The US is lagging far behind other nations, especially Russia, when it comes to planning for the Arctic region as ice melts."We're not even in the same league as Russia right now,"Newsweek quotes Coast...
View ArticleA disturbing case in Guatemala shows how the Kremlin is persecuting critics...
I had not understood evil until I saw what could happen to my family at the hands of criminal elements of the Russian state.Until 2007, my husband Igor and I had a happy and successful life in Russia....
View ArticleRussian oil sales could get burned after the Iran deal
An Iran nuclear deal could mean bad news for the Russian oil business.The most obvious source of pain: The re-introduction of Iranian oil on the market after sanctions are lifted could push oil prices...
View ArticleUS jets intercepted Russian bombers off the California and Alaska coasts on...
On July 4th, two pairs of Russian Tupolev Tu-95 bombers approached the US West coast, causing the Air Force to scramble to intercept the planes before they breached US airspace, two senior defense...
View ArticleThe hacked surveillance company with alleged ties to Russia and the Sudan is...
Today has not been a good day for the Italian surveillance company Hacking Team. Late Sunday night, private documents from the company were apparently leaked online.And now, according to an anonymous...
View ArticleThe Greek referendum could strengthen the Athens-Moscow connection
This weekend’s news was dominated by the sorry tale of Greece, where a referendum on whether to accept the terms of a new European Union bailout failed by a landslide. Now Greece’s Eurozone creditors...
View ArticleIt turns out the 'Cyber Caliphate' is not actually linked to ISIS
The hacker group Cyber Caliphate that was thought to be an online arm of the Islamic State has no ties to the terror group despite its cyber attacks in support of the ultra-violent al-Qaeda offshoot,...
View ArticleRussia and Argentina's auto markets have both endured massive collapses
Morgan Stanley's auto research team has published its May 2o15 Global Auto Databook and for the most part, it's packed with information about how strongly the global auto industry has recovered since...
View ArticleA look inside Russia's military-centric Woodstock
The Nashestvie Music Festival is one of the biggest outdoor music events in Russia, featuring some of the country's most popular rock bands. But alongside the music, dancing, and beer, visitors can...
View ArticleThe Russian government just published a guide for taking 'safe selfies' after...
The Russian government has launched a campaign to keep young Russians from taking dangerous selfies, according to the Izvestia newspaper.On Tuesday, the Russian Interior Ministry released an...
View Article18 rare color photographs of the Russian Empire from over 100 years ago
Russian chemist and photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was one of the first to use color photography in the early 20th century in Russia. In 1907, the photographer decided to...
View ArticleGreece is quickly becoming a pawn between NATO and Russia
As the cash in Athens begins to run out following the rejection of European Union-led austerity measures Sunday, funding for Greece’s bloated military is also quickly disappearing, inadvertently...
View ArticleRussia is quietly setting itself up for a comeback
As world markets nervously react to any news out of Greece, a sense of calm prevails in Russia.In short, a Greek sovereign default and exit from the euro zone is unlikely to inflict much damage on the...
View ArticleRecession in Russia is hitting Chinese border towns
Heihe (China) (AFP) - The warmth of the friendship between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin -- who meet Wednesday for the eighth time in two years -- does little to counter the...
View ArticleRussia's latest military move raises the question of what the Kremlin really...
At a meeting of NATO's defense ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, the alliance approved its longstanding plans to increase the size of the NATO Response Force from 13,000 to 30,000 or 40,000...
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