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Russia can barely afford its monstrous new third-generation super-tank

On May 9, Russia unveiled its new third-generation Armata tank during its Victory Day parade in Moscow. The Kremlin hopes the Armata will revolutionize Russia's ground-based military capabilities. The...

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Russian billionaire Mikhail Pokhorov has now decided he wants to own ALL of...

Earlier this year, Brooklyn Nets majority shareholder Mikhail Prokhorov was looking to sell his share of the team and their stadium, but now it looks like the Russian oligarch has changed his...

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Britain wants an international tribunal called over the downing of Malaysia...

LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Friday backed calls for an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of shooting a Malaysian airline out of the sky over...

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Putin became a pariah one year ago today

It was the day Moscow's dreams of empire cost European lives. It was the day the Kremlin lost its last vestiges of credibility.It was the day when it became impossible to continue even pretending that...

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This Google Earth trick proves that Russia lied about the passenger plane...

In Bellingcat’s report, "Forensic Analysis of Satellite Images Released by the Russian Ministry of Defense," we exposed how Russia had falsely claimed satellite imagery from June 2014 was from July 14...

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Here's the proof that Russia's narrative for the downing of MH17 is bogus

In this report, Bellingcat examines satellite images released by the Russian Ministry of Defence as part of the July 21st 2014 press conference on the downing of Flight MH17.The Russian MoD stated at...

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Russia Today told the 'untold story' of MH17 — but other Kremlin propaganda...

The Russian government's English news outlet, Russia Today, released a 26-minute documentary about the "untold story" of the MH-17 tragedy.The film's major thesis is that a BUK missile did not — and...

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New video shows the moment Russian-backed rebels realized they shot down a...

Footage from the MH17 disaster shows Russian-backed rebels handling bodies and rummaging through the bags of dead passengers while expressing shock that the aircraft they brought down was a commercial...

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Video of the moment Russian rebels realised they'd shot down the civilian...

A new video has emerged appearing to show Russian rebels rifling through the remnants of the Malaysian passenger plane that was shot down over Ukraine last year.The video, obtained by News Corp...

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The US is losing the war in the Arctic before it even begins

The Arctic is full of mineral and oil resources, and international sea lanes are opening up there as global warming melts more of the ice.Though ownership of the resources has been largely settled for...

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Russia's huge military upgrade hit another snag — and Putin is not happy

Despite suffering economic sanctions and the falling price of oil, Vladimir Putin is pushing forward with an estimated 20 trillion ruble ($351 billion) program to modernize the Russian military by...

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Suddenly, Wall Street is obsessed with something that used to be an afterthought

While the world was seemingly at peace — before the financial crisis, war in Eastern Europe, and chaos in the Middle East — Wall Street's masters of the universe could keep geopolitics in the recesses...

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A top general is worried that that the US military is spread far too thin

The US Army is far more heavily engaged around the world than projected when it began slashing force size several years ago, and its commitments will be hard to maintain in the long run as troop...

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Putin knows his military muscle isn't much without economic muscle

While Ukraine is the central point of conflict between Russia and NATO, economics may be the next battlefront.According to Robert Dannenberg, a Goldman Sachs security analyst and CIA veteran, Russia's...

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What Russia's historically expensive 2018 World Cup stadiums look like today

After spending an estimated $51 billion to host the 2014 Olympics, Russia has budgeted nearly $12 billion more for the 2018 World Cup. As a result, it's expected to be the most expensive World Cup in...

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A Soviet-era Russian colonel who was spying for the British describes his...

The KGB colonel knew his cover was almost blown.He had been suspiciously summoned to Moscow. They had got him drunk on cognac while a KGB general grilled him for four hours. He'd be executed if they...

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Here are the break-even oil prices for 13 of the world's biggest producers

Low oil prices haven't been great for countries that heavily rely on the commodity.Governments in oil-producing states need oil's price to stay above a certain price so that they can meet their...

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The weak ruble is helping Russian oil producers

If oil can maintain a fairly low price of $60 per barrel, Russian energy companies can survive a drawn-out depression in the global industry, according to Wood Mackenzie, the energy and mining...

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The BRICS countries just launched a rival to the IMF and World Bank

Shanghai (AFP) - A new bank dedicated to the emerging BRICS countries opened for business in China's commercial hub of Shanghai on Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.The so-called...

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The BRICS countries just launched a rival to the IMF and World Bank

Shanghai (AFP) - A new bank dedicated to the emerging BRICS countries opened for business in China's commercial hub of Shanghai on Tuesday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.The so-called...

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