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...
View ArticleTwo Russian T-50 Stealth Planes During Weapon Integration Tests [PHOTO]
On May 20, Sukhoi T-50 (PAK FA – Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii—Future Tactical Air System) program entered a new phase with the external weapons integration tests.Two aircraft...
View ArticleSnowden Might Have Been Working With The Russians For Years
In three weeks, Edward Snowden will celebrate having lived one year in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Everybody familiar with espionage, particularly when it involves Russians, understands that Ed lives...
View ArticleA Russian Fighter Nearly Collided With A US Spy Plane
According to U.S. Defense officials, the interception of a U.S. RC-135U Combat Sent by a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker was not routine.The RC-135U is one of the most secretive U.S. surveillance...
View ArticleMilitaries Know That The Arctic Is Melting — Here's How They're Taking Advantage
The new Wild WestThe Arctic, long considered an almost worthless backwater, is primed to become one of the most important regions in the world as its ice melts over the next few decades.Unlike every...
View ArticleThese Are The Major Players Among Ukraine's Pro-Russian Separatists
KYIV — Keeping a handle on who's who in the chaotic separatist insurgency gripping Ukraine's frontier with Russia can get a little confusing. Here is a quick guide to the main players in Ukraine's...
View ArticleFog Of War Falls Heavy After Violence In East Ukraine
Stepping over shrapnel strewn across a leafy park in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, pro-Russian rebel leader Vasily Nikitin gives his version of what happened in the few seconds of violence...
View ArticleNATO: Russia Is Keeping Some Troops By The Border And Financing Separatists
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia is pulling back most of its troops from the Ukrainian border but a portion of the Russian force "looks like it intends to remain," NATO's top military commander said on...
View ArticlePutin Is Boosting North Korea To Spite The West
TOKYO (AP) — Angry with the West's response over Ukraine and eager to diversify its options, Russia is moving rapidly to bolster ties with North Korea in a diplomatic nose-thumbing that could...
View ArticleDespite Tensions, France Is Training Hundreds Of Russian Seamen How To...
As its Western allies condemn Russian actions in Ukraine, France prepares to give Russia's military a boost.On June 22, a group of 400 Russian sailors will arrive in France to be trained how to operate...
View ArticleThe US Military Just Closed Its 'Gateway To Afghanistan'
MANAS TRANSIT CENTER Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday handed back its only Central Asian airbase to the government of Russia's close ally Kyrgyzstan, as President Barack Obama winds...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Politics: Quick View - SOCAR Signs Deal With Russian Energy Firm
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) announced on May 24th that it had entered a joint venture (JV) agreement with a Russian state-owned energy firm, Rosneft.The agreement enables...
View ArticleAmerica's War In Afghanistan Effectively Ended This Week
The longest war in American history effectively ended in a hurry in the past week.On May 27, President Barack Obama laid out a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan, where the U.S. is wrapping up...
View ArticlePutin Taunts US And Ukraine Leaders Ahead Of D-Day Anniversary Meeting
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to meet Ukraine's new president at this week's D-Day commemorations in France.In an interview with French television station TF1 and radio Europe1...
View ArticleThe Ukraine Crisis Is Entering A Dangerous New Phase
Russia's professional troublemakers have arrived by the hundreds in Eastern Ukraine.The Vostok Battalion, a Russian intelligence-linked Chechen-founded paramilitary consisting of battle-hardened...
View ArticlePutin Had A Very Awkward Moment With Ukraine's New President
Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko briefly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at D-day commemorations in France on Friday. Russian-backed separatists wrecked havoc on Ukraine's restive...
View ArticleJay Carney's Embarrassing Call On The Russian Stock Market
Outgoing White House press secretary Jay Carney called the bottom in Russian stocks. By accident.Back on March 18, in response to a question regarding investing in Russia, Carney said he wouldn't...
View ArticleUkrainian Separatists Are Sending A World War II-Era Soviet Tank Into Battle
Pro-Russian separatists in the Ukrainian village of Konstantynovka have managed to fix up a World War II-era tank at a war memorial and send it into combat, according to the Russian news agency...
View ArticleEast Ukraine Rebels Will Continue Fighting Despite Ukraine's Newly Elected...
Pro-Russian separatists poured scorn on peace overtures from Ukraine's new president Petro Poroshenko on Saturday as fighting rumbled on in the east of the country.Taking the oath of office in Kiev,...
View ArticleUkraine's New President Can't Keep His Promises In Eastern Ukraine
Today, Ukraine’s new president, Petro Poroshenko, took the reins of power with a powerful speech promising to bring the crisis-ridden country “lasting peace” and a “guarantee [of] reliable safety.""I...
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