The recent protests against Russian Prime Minister Medvedev’s alleged corruption, exposed by Putin critic, Alexei Navalny, caused Moscow to further tighten controls on freedom of information and dissemination methods by social media of anti-government activities. The measures seem to have worked as a follow-on protest in Triumfalnaya Square in Moscow…
The port city of Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov in Ukraine, has been at the forefront of the conflict in the Donbass region between government troops and pro-Russian separatists since the conflict began in 2014. The historic area was controlled by the rebels for some time and then retaken…
The recent anti-corruption protests against the Russian government, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in particular, have obviously gotten the Kremlin’s attention. Today Russia opened a criminal case against those calling for additional protests in Moscow in the coming days. Investigators said the person calling for the protests online was unidentified…
The one thing the Kremlin has been consistently afraid of is mass demonstrations against the government in Russia. Putin’s admnistration has consistently cracked down on any hint of social unrest and attempted to remove those who could threaten this type of ‘color revolution’ in Moscow and other Russian cities. This…
TOP US GENERAL IN EUROPE SAYS WEST SHOULD ARM UKRAINE
The commander of U.S. forces in Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti, says the West should arm Ukraine in its fight against the pro-Russian rebels who are claiming Donbass territory in the east. “I personally believe we need to consider lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine,” Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, who is NATO’s…
A source within the Russian Defense Ministry said to Russian news service TASS that testing of the Sarmat, or Satan II, ICBM has been delayed until the second quarter of 2017. The weapon is the heaviest missile ever developed of its kind and can carry 10 nuclear warheads. The Sarmat…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Moscow soon to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The trip will be focused on improving economics and growing trade between the two countries. The leaders expect to sign 11 new trade deals between the two nations. Russia has been front and center over the…
EU Demands Russia Release Detained Protesters.
Ukraine Says Kremlin Critic Killer Was Russian Agent.
Russia unexpectedly cut its short-term interest rates by 25 basis points to 9.75% as inflation had subsided faster than had been foreseen. Most economists had expected the Bank of Russia to keep rates where they were. The cut was the first in seven months. The most likely reason for the…