Moldova’s new pro-Russian president met with Russian Vladimir Putin today in Moscow and reaffirmed his intention to strengthen ties with the Kremlin, calling the relationship critical to Moldova’s survival. This marks a dramatic shift from the previous government’s pro-Western stance. “Preserving Moldova’s statehood and neutrality, the country’s reintegration, tackling the…
The head of Poland’s Law and Justice Party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, declared he intends to reprimand German Chancellor Angela Merkel for what he sees as the spurious comments towards Poland in the German media. As the conservative leadership in Poland has challenged EU policy, the German media has made their displeasure…
Russia has announced it will upgrade its facilities in Syria to handle increased naval and air traffic as well as make them permanent Russian facilities as it cements its hold on the Middle Eastern country it supported in its civil war. The naval base at Tartus, long a Soviet, and…