Vladimir Putin Is 'Basking In The Glory Of Having Flipped The Diplomatic...
Vladimir Putin had had enough.The Russian president spent far too long absorbing criticism from the United States on everything from human rights to his country’s foreign policy.It’s no wonder, then,...
View ArticleUS AND RUSSIA AGREE ON SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEAL
Washington and Moscow have agreed a deal to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov."Providing this...
View ArticleHere Are The Key Points Of The US-Russia Deal That Ended A Whirlwind Week On...
The United States and Russia on Saturday announced the framework of a deal on Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles, averting for the time being U.S.-led military action on Syria.The U.S. and Russia will...
View ArticleOBAMA: US Still 'Prepared To Act' In Syria If Diplomacy Fails
President Barack Obama said in a statement on Saturday that the framework of a U.S.-Russian deal over Syria's chemical weapons is an "important, concrete step" toward diplomacy, but emphasized that the...
View ArticleThe Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal Is Nothing More Than A Face-Saving Stalling...
The U.S. and Russia have reached a deal to hand over Assad's chemical weapons stockpiles to the international community for their removal and destruction.This move allows the U.S. to save face, and it...
View ArticleDid WikiLeaks Sell Out Snowden To The Russians?
Is it just a coincidence that former NSA analyst Edward Snowden, a valuable intelligence asset, ended up in the hands of Russia's security services?Or did WikiLeaks, the "anti-secrecy" organization...
View ArticlePutin's Diplomatic Solution In Syria Could Easily End In Armed Invasion
Someone may need to check Russian President Vladimir Putin's math.The world celebrated the brilliance of Putin's political calculus when he jumped on a possible mistake from U.S. Secretary of State...
View ArticleRussian Politician Alexei Pushkov Blames Navy Yard Shooting On American...
A prominent Russian politician has posted a series of Tweets blaming today's shooting at the Washington Navy Yard on American Exceptionalism.The Tweets from Alexei Pushkov, the head of the Russian...
View ArticleRussia Still Says Syrian Rebels Carried Out Chemical Weapons Attack As...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it still suspected an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria was carried out by rebel forces, despite a report by U.N. investigators which France said...
View ArticleWhat It Looks Like When A Russian Spyplane Sees American Fighter Jets
Close encounters between Russian strategic bombers, spyplanes and Western fighter jets scrambled to intercept them have been quite frequent since the Cold War.Every month or so, a new image taken by...
View ArticleHere's What Made These Fuzzy Hats So Popular
Recent Toronto International Film Festival critics and fashion experts were in for a surprise.The actress Julia Roberts, known for her love of pantsuits and the color black, appeared at the premiere of...
View ArticleEither The Russians Are Brilliant Diplomats Or America Is Desperate
I confess I have been amazed and impressed with the chutzpah behind Russia’s most recent proposal for a US military strike to be forestalled by Syria’s agreement to place its chemical weapons stockpile...
View ArticleRussia's Skolkovo Project Will Have To Overcome Toxic Bureaucracy If It Wants...
This summer’s Startup Village event that took place outside Moscow is one of several innovations from Russia that is trying to open up Moscow to global VCs, investors and entrepreneurs and brand the...
View ArticleNew Reports Details Exactly How Russia Proliferates Weapons
I would like to highlight a truly excellent report that came out this month on shipborne Russian international arms transfers. The Odessa Network details the network of Ukraine-based companies that are...
View ArticleAll Of These Major Countries Helped Syria Get Chemical Weapons
It's now pretty clear that chemical weapons were responsible for hundreds of deaths in Syria Aug. 21.It's also pretty clear that the blood is indirectly on the hands of those same nations who are...
View ArticleJohn McCain's Pravda Op-Ed Reveals How Hard Putin Has Trolled Him
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has published an op-ed with Russian website Pravda that posits itself as a worthy response to Vladimir Putin's anti-military intervention New York Times op-ed published last...
View ArticleWe Have No Idea What This Insane Russian Vehicle Is [VIDEO]
The latest "crazy things happen on Russian roads" video is a bit of a puzzler. Unlike most of the driving videos that come out of the Soviet Union, this one stars a vehicle we can't identify as a...
View ArticleThis Unofficial Country Never Got The Memo That The Soviet Union Collapsed...
Darmon Richter knew he was in trouble."Some of my well-meaning trespassing earned me an official warning" Richter, an urban explorer, told Business Insider. "It seems some 'abandoned' military tunnels...
View ArticlePutin Plans A Massive Makeover Of The World's Most Popular Rifle
On a recent visit to Izhevsk, home of the Kalashnikov Corporation, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated his intent to see the fielding of an adequate upgrade to the AK-47 rifle, reports The Moscow...
View ArticleIt's Been A Bad Week For Anyone Who Wants America To Keep Ruling The World
The last week has seen dramatic shifts in the U.S. position on Syria, the Middle East region and perhaps the world. A couple weeks back I predicted imminent TLAM strikes on the Assad regime’s chemical...
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