Russia is standing by National Security Adviser Michael Flynn — even if the White House is not. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that Flynn discussed lifting former President Obama’s sanctions against Russia during a scrutinized phone call with the country’s ambassador before Trump took office, he told reporters on Monday……
Russia’s military on Monday released drone footage showing more destruction of treasured monuments by the Islamic State in Syria’s Palmyra since jihadists recaptured the UNESCO World Heritage Site late last year. The black-and-white video dated February 5 shows part of the Roman amphitheatre reduced to rubble and the tetrapylon, a…
A mother abandoned her son who was eventually found by neighbours suffering from acute hypothermia. The boy survived only because of the dog’s instincts to keep him warm in the cold conditions. Local officials described the dog as a ‘hero’ and ‘saviour’… To Read More Visit The Siberian Times
On Tuesday in this embattled front-line town in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army’s 30th Brigade came under 120 mm mortar fire from its enemy—a combined force of pro-Russian separatists and Russian regulars entrenched across no man’s land about 2 kilometers away. The indirect fire skirmishes in Volnovakha underscore a more…
Baltic nations are increasingly worried that Russian war games set for this autumn will see President Vladimir Putin send as many as 100,000 troops to Belarus’ border with Lithuania and Poland — the very edge of the Kremlin’s sphere of influence with eastern Europe. At a recent Senate Foreign Relations…
TV stations flash pollution alerts. People don masks for their morning jogs. Preschools stop taking children outside to play. As smog across coal-addicted Poland hits crisis levels, four environmental groups announced Friday that they are preparing a complaint to the European Union accusing Poland of violating EU laws meant to…
Romania’s justice minister resigned Thursday following mass protests over a law that eases criminal penalties for government officials engaged in corruption. His departure did not appear to have much effect on thousands who protested in Victory Square for the tenth consecutive day, lighting up high-rise buildings in the square with…
Hungary plans to house all refugees and migrants entering the country, as well as those already in existing facilities, in border camps built of containers, the government announced Thursday. The tough new measure affecting migrants waiting for asylum claims to be processed, is the latest step by right-wing Prime Minister…
A Russian airstrike accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers and wounded 11 others during an operation against the Islamic State in northern Syria on Thursday morning, Turkey’s military said in a statement and Moscow confirmed… To Read More Visit Zero Hedge
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused the Kremlin of trying to block him from running in next year’s presidential election after a court on Wednesday found him guilty of embezzlement. Navalny, who has made a name for himself exposing official corruption, said he would still stand for president, but it…