“Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will be received by Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, and the situation of Christians in the Middle East and in Europe will be discussed, the head of the Patriarch’s press service said on Monday,” reports Russian State News Agency TASS. “It is expected…
Confrontation with the United States is not among Russian Federation’s intentions, Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee, told Rossiya 24 TV channel in an interview broadcast on Sunday, reports Russian State News Agency TASS. “The direct war between Russia and the United States is the most…
The Russian military is actively looking at returning to former Soviet bases around the world. Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov has told State Duma legislators, “We are working on this, we do see this problem,” he said in response to a question about whether the military authority planned to reopen…
The Czech government has approved a plan to help fight Islamic State militants as NATO member countries look to deepen involvement against the terrorist group. The deployment will be comprised of medical personnel and additional military instructors being sent to Iraq. “Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced the movement of forces…
Former Russian Finance Minister Kudrin says Russia must settle political disagreements with other countries in order to reach desired economic growth rates, reports Russian state news agency, TASS. “I am confident we will settle political discord with other countries over time and will openly trade and develop relations, including mutual…
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree which unilaterally suspended a deal in place with the United States since 2000 which called for the destruction of 34 tons of weapons-grade plutonium on both sides. Today, in a bill submitted to the lower house of the Russian parliament, the Duma, the…
Orban migrant referendum fails due to low turnout…those who did turnout overwhelming voted in favor of stopping migrants entering Hungary, 95% to be exact. However, the threshold for the measure to be enforced is 50% and it looks as though the turnout will be approximately 40%. Referendum in Ungheria: alle…
An man with a handgun and a gas canister attempted to break into a synagogue in Moscow Saturday night. A security guard was seriously wounded during the event. This story is developing… “According to local media reports, a man entered the synagogue in the Russian capital with a handgun and…
Russia’s United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC, part of the state Rostec Corporation), is providing Russia an answer to the Black Hornet drone developed by Norway and in use with U.S. and British special forces. The miniature aircraft gives operators the ability to acquire visual or thermodynamic information on enemy troops…
The news agency of the Trans-Dniester separatist region in Moldova says Russian troops have begun another round of military exercises in the territory. Novosti Pridnestrovya quoted a Russian defense ministry statement Wednesday saying 300 Russian troops began a week of exercises in Trans-Dniester, a separatist region in eastern Moldova. The…