NEOShield is a scientific research consortium of European nations as well as the United States and Russia. The Russian state news agency TASS reported today that Europe has asked Russia to develop the nuclear weapon portion of the research to deflect an incoming threat to the planet. The work will…
The world has admired the ‘Chinese Miracle’ for a couple decades now. In recent negotiations over gas and other contracts in Siberia, China drove a hard bargain with Russia. It is reported that the massive natural gas project that Russian President Vladimir Putin negotiated with the Chinese government, after the…
Syrian MIG-29s provided air cover for Russian ground attack SU-25 aircraft for the first time during a recent airstrike on Islamic State positions in Syria. This was the first joint operation between the two nation’s air forces said the Russian Defense Ministry. “The crews of the Russian Su-25 warplanes and…
It seems Russia really wants it to end this time, the war in East Ukraine that is. The most likely reason is that the Kremlin is out of money. At least Moscow is tired of spending money in a stalemate that is costing it dearly in terms of financial resources….
The Russian state news agency, TASS, quoted comments by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu regarding the creation of three new divisions with ‘western’ power projection capability. “I cannot but mention such an important task as the formation of three west-oriented divisions. The task is extremely important,” he said. During the…
The Russian Kalibr cruise missile was first used in combat against Syrian targets in late 2015 in a show of modern, offensive capability by the Russian Navy. The missile is a supersonic weapon system in contrast to the American subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile that is well known from conflicts around…
The City, or the financial district, in London has long feasted at the Russian trough. Russians have loved London for decades as the preferred financial jurisdiction for their stolen billions spirited offshore. However, Western financial sanctions against the Russian Federation for its behavior in Crimea and East Ukraine have killed…