Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Japan in December of this year as the two nations attempt to resolve differences left over from the end of the Second World War. Japanese President Abe recently concluded a trip to Moscow and Putin’s visit is seen as a friendly gesture in…
American fighter pilots came within 2,000 feet of Syrian, Russian-built, SU-24s without the Syrians knowing they were there. Two F-22s were involved after they were scrambled to support American special forces on the ground as Syrian aircraft threatened to drop ordinance in the area. Last week’s incident, as described by…
Russian defense minister Shoigu has stated that Russia plans a string of combat divisions along its eastern coast on the Pacific, with some units garrisoned very close to the United States. Russia state news agency Sputnik seems to implement the Kremlin’s propaganda goals with threatening statements concerning this deployment. Speaking…
Russian president Vladimir Putin opened the door to renewed Middle East peace talks in Moscow in the near future according to the Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. “Putin has told me that he is ready to receive [Abbas] and Netanyahu in Moscow to carry out direct talks to find a solution,”…
With the multi-year reductions in the U.S. military budget and the refusal of much of the NATO alliance to contribute the agreed upon percentage of GDP for their own defense, NATO finds itself pathetically unable to handle two geopolitical situations at the same time. Russia has been aggressively probing NATO…
The Russian recognized, separatist region of Georgia, known as South Ossetia, celebrated its 8th year of independence from Georgia this week on Aug 26th. The region had been contested since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s and a second war was fought, this time between Georgia…
Opinion: For Putin, It’s The Sanctions Stupid!
Japan and Russia have long tried to end their difference from the Second World War and sign a peace treaty. A session of the third round of the Russian-Japanese negotiations on the peace treaty problem has been held in Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry informed on Friday, reports Russian state…
Russia’s international reserves grew $2.5 bln over the week from August 12 to August 19 and totaled $398.2 bln, the Central Bank said on Thursday, reports Russian state news agency TASS. Having built up over half a trillion of foreign currency reserves during the hay day of high oil prices,…
I’ll Take An AK-47 From Duty Free Please…Moscow Kalashnikov store at Sheremetyevo Airport.