One of the major problems with the European migrant crisis is migrants taking advantage of non-Schengen, poorer country’s borders in order to reach richer members of the European Union. Czech President Milos Zeman wants to do something about that and says his country and the entire European Union should help…
A Russian military ships and submarines were seen again near the Latvian border, the country’s National Armed Forces (NAF) said on Sunday. “In the Latvian exclusive economic zone 1o miles off the NAF territory waters, today (on September 3), were identified Russian Navy’s submarines of the Kilo and Finik classes,”…
There have been reports now for weeks that the US and Russia are close to an agreement in Syria that would give the Kremlin what they have been dreaming of–joint operations with the United States in combatting the Islamic State in the Middle East. This type of deal would place…
Russia has made a renewed push for control of the arctic in its push for natural resources and strategic positioning. Russia has also filed a claim at the United Nations for a large part of the region. The claim has yet to be adjudicated. The Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg…
A Hungarian women was attacked and raped by three Eritrean men in the German town of Mühlhausen, over the weekend, according to a local newspaper, reports Hungary Today. The three migrants from the country in northwestern Africa, were arrested on Sunday and are currently in detention as the trial goes…
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…