President Donald Trump launched his re-election campaign on Tuesday evening in Orlando, Florida, telling a standing-room-only crowd at the Amway Center he had been tougher on Russia than any president — including his predecessor.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on Tuesday accused Russia of planning to “dismember” his country, beginning with the conquest of vital port cities along the Sea of Azov. Klimkin implied Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships this weekend was a sign the Russians are preparing to implement their dismemberment strategy.
The Washington Post did not reveal anything new by publishing transcripts Thursday of President Donald Trump’s telephone conversations earlier this year with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has landed in Russia for what was planned as an extensive visit including one-on-one talks with President Vladimir Putin, but the trip has been cut short following a jihadist attack in the Philippine’s south.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny completed a 15-day jail sentence on Monday. By Tuesday, he was promising to organize more of the massive protests that got him arrested.
Protests swept through a hundred cities and towns in Russia over the weekend, leading to a number of arrests, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny – a likely opponent for President Vladimir Putin in next year’s elections.
Contents: Thousands are arrested in Russia as tens of thousands protest in cities across country; Massive protests were triggered by opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s anti-corruption drive
Israel will prevent Iran from establishing a military presence in Syria, and will continue to intervene to stop Iran arming Hezbollah and other Shiite militias there, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, on Thursday in Jerusalem.
The Clinton campaign’s Russia conspiracy theory is little more than the Clintons’ latest, last, desperate attempt to hide the truth.
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine increase, the Russians are moving state-of-the-art S-400 Triumph air-defense missiles into Crimea, which the Russians annexed in 2014. Russia claims the Ukrainians are planning to retake the peninsula by force.
Contents: With Turkey already in chaos, Erdogan forces PM Davutoglu to resign; Davutoglu’s resignation may complicate the EU-Turkey migrant deal; Syria and Russia continue ‘Grozny Model,’ killing women and children in Aleppo refugee camp
Contents: ‘Horrific’ scenes as Macedonian police lob teargas into Idomeni refugee camp; Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire holds, despite hundreds of ‘breaches’
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that relations between Russia and the West have evolved into a “new Cold War.”
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned Thursday that if Arab forces entered the Syrian war they could spark a “new world war” and urged ceasefire talks instead. Asked about proposals by some Arab countries to enter
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has been, since its reconstitution during WWII, an instrument of the state.
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued economic sanctions against Turkey in response to the downing of a Russian warplane on Nov. 24.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of leaking the flight path of a downed Russian jet to Turkey, allowing the latter country to shoot it down.
The Russian government began steps to push through economic sanctions against Turkey for downing a warplane on Nov. 24.
Contents: Russia accuses Turkey of ‘industrial scale’ oil purchases from ISIS; Russia escalates retaliation against Turkey for downing warplane; European Union to end visa restrictions on Turkey’s citizens
Members of the Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey recently traveled to Iraqi Kurdistan to inspect Turkey’s airstrike against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). At the same time, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed doubt Turkey has attacked the PKK camps.
Vietnam buys cruise missiles from Russia to threaten China; China accuses Vietnam of ‘double-dealing’ with Russia, US; Russia and Vietnam agree to mutual defense cooperation pact to counter China; US requests access to Philippines military bases
Ukraine’s new Parliament voted to end all blocks on forming alliances with foreign military. The bill pushes Ukraine closer to a NATO membership, which caused backlash from Russia.
