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Russia Shrugs As G-8 Shuts It Out
Moscow appears to be shrugging off Western leaders' resolve to reduce the Group of Eight leading countries by one, suspending Russia from the prestigious club over its annexation of Crimea and...
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Crimean Tartars Are Considering Their Own Referendum About Being Part Of Russia
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (Reuters) - Crimea's indigenous Tatars are considering their own referendum on whether to be part of Ukraine or Russia, the leader of the Muslim minority said on Tuesday, in a...
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Russian Military Holds Exercises In Breakaway Moldova Region
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's military staged training exercises on Tuesday in Transdniestria, a breakaway sliver of Moldova that is a focus of tension following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea...
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How Russia Could Strangle The US Space Program Over Sanctions
BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. — Think Russia has no way to put pressure on the United States? Think again.The US relies heavily on Russia to furnish the engines that power rockets that deliver both military and...
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Ex-Ukraine Leader Tymoshenko Faces Heat For Comments About Nuking Russians
Ukraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was plunged into fresh controversy on Tuesday after Russian television broadcast a tape where she is heard urging the "wiping out" of Russians over...
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Russia Told America To Detain Tamerlan Tsarnaev Years Ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian authorities warned the FBI in 2011 about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of two Chechen brothers accused of carrying out last year's Boston Marathon bombings, but U.S. authorities...
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Obama Prods Allies While Downplaying Russian Power
WAREGEM, Belgium (AP) — President Barack Obama reached back 100 years to reinforce the U.S.-European bond, calling for a re-commitment to peace Wednesday during a solemn pilgrimage to a World War I...
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The Economic Costs Of Annexing Crimea Are Mounting For Russia
MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The economic impact of annexing Crimea from Ukraine could drive Russia into a sharp recession this year even if the West stops short of trade sanctions, the World Bank...
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The Russian Navy Now Controls Ukraine's Combat Dolphin Program
The Russian Navy has recently taken control of an elite dolphin combat unit in the Crimean city of Sevastopol, RIA Novosti reports, citing an employee at the dolphin facility.The extensive training and...
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Obama Just Gave His Most Direct Public Rebuke Of Vladimir Putin
President Barack Obama delivered his most direct public rebuke of Russia and President Vladimir Putin in Belgium on Wednesday, during the most high-profile address of his weeklong European trip.Obama's...
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Russian Security Expert Explains Why Moscow May Never Let Snowden Go
On June 23, Edward Snowden got on a plane from Hong Kong to Moscow.He reportedly spent the next 39 days in the Sheremetyevo International Airport, where he formally asked Russia for asylum on July 12...
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The Russian Stock Exchange Is Benefiting From Western Sanctions
While the West keeps talking of "costs" for Russia — whether they be economic or social-freedom — it appears one company is benefiting from the post-sanctions period. OAO Moscow Exchange, the Russian...
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US Intelligence Report Warns Of 'More Probable' Likelihood Of Russian...
Details of a classified intelligence assessment viewed by CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr show a "more probable" likelihood that Russia could move into eastern Ukraine.With Russian military...
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Russian Government Officials Dump iPads Over Spying Fears
Russian government officials have swapped their iPads for Samsung tablets to ensure tighter security, the telecoms minister told news agencies on Wednesday.Journalists spotted that ministers at a...
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China Doesn't Back Russia's Invasion Of Crimea — And That's A Big Problem For...
Russia's Vladimir Putin has committed a grave strategic blunder by tearing up the international rule book without a green light from China. Any hope of recruiting Beijing as an ally to blunt Western...
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Congress Just Voted To Punish Russia And Send Aid To Ukraine
Both the House of Representatives and Senate passed measures on Thursday that will provide aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russian officials. The Senate approved its version of the legislation...
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Russia Unveils Its New Strike Drone
Russian TV has released a video showing the first prototype of the Altius Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)Russian website 1tv.ru has recently posted a video showing the first prototype the Altius UAV.The...
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German Industry Is Sending A Clear Message About Foreign Policy With Russia
President Barak Obama went to Belgium — a trip planned long ago but repurposed since the Crimean debacle — to meet with European leaders, commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I, draw iffy...
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Russia Brings Back Stalin's National Fitness Program
If you could turn back the hands of time, what would you wish for? For Russian President Vladimir Putin, it seems to be to return to the days of mass physical fitness. Not just of Physical Education...
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Russia May Sell China Its New Advanced Submarines
Russia is developing a new advanced submarine class and may sell them to China, according to reports in Russia’s media.Last week, the head of Russia’s Navy, Adm. Viktor Chirkov, announced that Russia...
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