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A US Spy Plane Crossed Into Swedish Airspace Last Month To Avoid Russian Radar
(Reuters) - A U.S. reconnaissance plane crossed into Swedish airspace last month as it sought to avoid being intercepted by Russian fighters, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing U.S. military...
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Russian Sanctions Begin To Backfire
Here's the downside of sanctions: They hurt the countries applying the sanctions as well the target countries.A fresh measure of investor sentiment from Sentix shows confidence in the eurozone plunging...
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Russia Is Staging Military Exercises Involving Bombers And Fighter Jets Near...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia announced new military exercises involving bombers and fighter jets on Monday in a show of strength near the border with Ukraine.An air force spokesman was quoted by Interfax...
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Putin And Assad Are Using A Lot Of The Same Propaganda Methods To Conceal...
It pays to remember that Syria’s intelligence, and most of its political elite, were trained in the Soviet Union, and post-Soviet Russia — and not just in how to torture and kill people.The IQ,...
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NATO May Not Have The Political Power To Defend Its Members Against Russia
On July 31, while it remained unclear exactly how directly involved in the Ukrainian crisis Russia is, the British media ominously reported that Nato had been deemed unready to fight a war with...
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Putin's Great Power Ambitions Were Blown Out Of The Sky With MH17
Whether or not MH17 was shot down on purpose or was just a ghastly mistake, international opinion is overwhelmingly that the airliner was downed by separatist rebels and that they were trained – and...
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Russia Is 'Ready' For Battle In Ukraine
Russia has significantly built up its troop presence along the Ukrainian border, making it ready for a potential large-scale invasion of southeastern Ukraine if Russian President Vladimir Putin so...
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Russia Calls For Emergency UN Security Council Meeting As Troops Fortify On...
Russia called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over what it called an urgent humanitarian situation in Ukraine, according to a report from the Russian news...
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Hackers In Russia Have Stolen More Than A Billion Usernames And Passwords
A Russian gang is said to have stolen more than one billion internet credentials, possibly making it the biggest heist of its kind, according to a new report from The New York Times.Milwaukee-based...
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The French Are Freaking Out About Russian Spies
One of the major themes of my work is how Russia, drawing on decades of rich experience with espionage, aggressively employs intelligence in what I term Special War to defeat, dissuade, and deter its...
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Russia Is Involved In Another Border Dispute, But No One Is Talking About It
With all eyes focused on Ukraine's border with Russia, it is hardly surprising that the 'other' dispute has fallen off the front pages. However, as Stratfor notes, there has been a burst of diplomatic...
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Polish PM: There Is A Growing Threat Of 'Direct Intervention' By Russia In...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's prime minister says he has information indicating that there is a growing threat of a "direct intervention" by Russia in Ukraine.Donald Tusk said Wednesday that his...
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Russia Just Bypassed A Big Part Of EU Sanctions
Russian state oil company Rosneft has concluded agreements with Norwegian and Swiss companies that circumvent EU sanctions prohibiting the supply of technologies and equipment for deep-sea oil...
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REPORT: Putin Bans Food Imports From Countries With Sanctions Against Russia...
Interfax is reporting that Russian president Vladimir Putin has issued a decree banning or limiting the import of foodstuffs, farm produce, and raw materials from countries that have signed joint...
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Here's What To Expect From A Possible Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
Today NATO stated that Russia has amassed about 20,000 battle-ready troops near the border of eastern Ukraine and stands ready to intervene in the war raging around Donetsk and Luhansk, where...
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BREMMER: Invading Eastern Ukraine Is Clearly Putin's Plan B
NATO is now concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use "the pretext of a humanitarian or peace-keeping mission as an excuse" to invade eastern Ukraine with the 20,000 combat-ready...
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Amazing Ukraine Dash Cam Footage Shows A Missile Strike Nearly Destroying A...
A driver in the war-torn region of Eastern Ukraine escaped injury or death this week after an errant missile struck a road a few feet in front of his car, reports Russian news agency RIA Novosti. Dash...
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The US May Be Losing Its Dominance Of The International Arms Market
The United States may be the land of the gun, but it may be have lost its place as the world’s top weapons source. Since 2003, the United States has led the world in arms exports, shipping more than $7...
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Russia Bans Food Imports From The US And The EU
Russia just announced a ban on food imports from the U.S., the European Union, Canada, Australia, and Norway.Russia is specifically banning all beef, pork, fruit, vegetable, dairy, cheese, and fish...
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Snowden Granted Asylum Extension— Here's Why He's Still 'Very Useful' To Russia
As the world condemns Russia's continued support for separatists in eastern Ukraine in the wake of MH17, Edward Snowden is asking Vladimir Putin for an extended asylum.It's an awkward circumstance for...
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