Two years ago in Kiev, I met with Artem Sytnik and his colleagues at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, along with the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, of Ukraine, and wrote a profile headlined, “Can this man save Ukraine?” Mr. Sytnik at the time had just been installed as the head of…
Image by Clay Gilliland The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said recently that “substantial progress” has been made on resolving the frozen conflict of Transdnistria in Moldova. The sliver of land wedged between Ukraine and the rest of Moldova has been a way for Moscow to maintain…
Image by Kremlin.ru One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s objectives has been to make the Russian Federation an influential player on the world stage after the collapse of the Soviet Union, which he so publicly lamented. This desire drove Russia’s action’s in Syria, to maintain Russian basing options in the…
Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov told Russian news agency TASS on Monday that bacteria from outer space was discovered on the exterior surface of the Russian portion of the International Space Station (ISS). “According to him, during spacewalks from the International Space Station under the Russian program, the cosmonauts took samples…
The Russian federal government has issued wartime mobilization guidelines to schools across the Russian Federation. A pamphlet detailing the process and procedures was leaked to the press in the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has made wartime mobilization and preparations for nuclear war a priority. “Local officials…
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Hungary to participate in a 16 nation summit from Central and Eastern Europe. Hungarian Prime Minister met Li Keqiang at the airport in Budapest. Central Asia Putting Up Road Blocks To China’s New Silk Road “China’s “new Silk Road” initiative of ports, railways and…
Opinion: Media, Establishment’s Push For Arms Sales To Ukraine Really About Trump, Not Russia.
Russia To Cut Troops In Syria ‘Considerably’.