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Russia's Aircraft Carrier Crossed Into A NATO Member State's Exclusive...
On May 8, Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, passed through the Netherlands' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Although the Dutch Navy had spotted the Kuznetsov days earlier, it was...
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EDWARD SNOWDEN: 'I Was Trained As A Spy'
Here's an interesting preview of what will be a wide-ranging interview with ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden set to air Wednesday night on NBC:In a story out on NBC's website Tuesday, Snowden pushes...
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At Least 50 Killed After Ukraine Launches Major Assault To 'Crush'...
DONETSK, Ukraine, May 27 (Reuters) - Ukrainian aircraft and paratroopers killed more than 50 pro-Russian rebels in an assault that raged into a second day on Tuesday after a newly elected president...
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Putin's Ukraine Strategy Of Chaos Has Worked Too Well — Here's How He's Adapting
It seems contradictory: on the one hand Moscow is moderating its rhetoric on Ukraine and calling for talks with newly-elected President Petro Poroshenko, on the other we have reports that a large...
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Russia Is Still Trying To Build An Organization That Can Rival The European...
It's full steam ahead for the Moscow-backed Eurasian Economic Union — even as its prospective members express serious reservations. At the May 29 summit of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan in Astana,...
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Moscow Is The Unfriendliest City On The Planet, According To Travelers
Is Moscow that bad?A recent survey suggests the Russian capital is full of mean people, crappy hotels and the unfriendliest taxi drivers on the planet.Travel website TripAdvisor questioned more than...
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Chechen Militants Are Now Spreading Chaos In Ukraine
Dozen of Chechens are now reportedly fighting alongside pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine in at attempt to cause further instability, Courtney Weaver of the Financial Times reports. The...
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Russia's Economy May Have Avoided The Worst Fallout From Ukraine
Russia's economy is expected to avoid the worst case scenario following its incursion into Ukraine, according to a new report from Morgan Stanley.Although Russia's aggression towards its southern...
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Here's What Donetsk Is Like After The Deadliest Battle Of The Ukraine Crisis
An uneasy calm appears to have returned to the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, one day after dozens of pro-Russian separatist militants were reported killed in fighting with government forces....
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Separatists In East Ukraine City Ask For Moscow's Help Amid Fierce Gun Battles
Relative calm returned to the streets of Donetsk on Wednesday after the biggest battle of the pro-Russian separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine, a conflict transformed by the landslide election of a...
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Russia's Pullback From The Ukrainian Border Exposes Its Army's Dependence On...
The recent slow withdrawal of Russian troops from the Ukrainian border could have less to do with a lessening of tensions than it does with the Russian military's reliance upon conscription. Russian...
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George Soros: Here's How The EU Can Save Ukraine
Last weekend's European parliament election and presidential election in Ukraine produced sharply contrasting results. Europe's voters expressed their dissatisfaction with the way that the European...
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Ukraine Rebels And 'Volunteers From Russia' Downed An Army Helicopter,...
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers including a general, as government forces pressed ahead with an offensive to...
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Putin Advisor: The US Is 'Unfurling A War In Ukraine After Organizing A Coup'
ASTANA (Reuters) - An outspoken Kremlin adviser accused the United States on Thursday of trying to stoke a military conflict between Russia and European nations over Ukraine for its own economic...
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Putin's Rival To The European Union Now Officially Exists
The leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus have signed a treaty in Astana on the creation of a Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EES). The accord — signed by Russia's Vladimir Putin,...
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The Hazing Epidemic That's Holding Back Russia's Military
Russia's attempts at growing and reforming its armed forces have floundered due in large part to the brutal nature of life in the Russian military — something that's held back the army's modernization...
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Putin's $1.2 Billion Push To Expand His Rival To The European Union
Kyrgyzstan's economy minister says Russia will allocate $1.2 billion to help Bishkek join a Moscow-led customs union. Temir Sariev told RFE/RL on May 30 that $1 billion would be given to Kyrgyzstan by...
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Russia Claims To Have a Fifth-Generation Fighter That Might Surpass The F-35
Russia is building its own fifth-generation fighter jet — a plane that might even have some advantages over the U.S.'s troubled F-35.The PAK-FA, also known as the T-50, is still in prototype, and is...
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Meet The Chechen Militia That's Sparked Fighting Between Pro-Russian Rebels...
Rumors that battle-hardened Chechen fighters from Russia's notorious Vostok Battalion are active in eastern Ukraine have been swirling for weeks. They unexpectedly materialized on May 29 when dozens of...
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Russian Fighters In East Ukraine Aren't Even Hiding Anymore
In flak jackets and mismatched camouflage fatigues, men from eastern Ukraine, Russia and Ossetia cleaned their weapons side by side in a former Ukrainian army base, now the headquarters of a separatist...
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