NATO representatives have once again told Russia that the situation in Ukraine is of “deep concern” at the first session of the Russia-NATO Council to be held this year. NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said the alliance urged Moscow to use its influence with militants in eastern Ukraine to compel them…
The one thing the Kremlin has been consistently afraid of is mass demonstrations against the government in Russia. Putin’s admnistration has consistently cracked down on any hint of social unrest and attempted to remove those who could threaten this type of ‘color revolution’ in Moscow and other Russian cities. This…
A source within the Russian Defense Ministry said to Russian news service TASS that testing of the Sarmat, or Satan II, ICBM has been delayed until the second quarter of 2017. The weapon is the heaviest missile ever developed of its kind and can carry 10 nuclear warheads. The Sarmat…
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Moscow soon to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. The trip will be focused on improving economics and growing trade between the two countries. The leaders expect to sign 11 new trade deals between the two nations. Russia has been front and center over the…
Russia unexpectedly cut its short-term interest rates by 25 basis points to 9.75% as inflation had subsided faster than had been foreseen. Most economists had expected the Bank of Russia to keep rates where they were. The cut was the first in seven months. The most likely reason for the…
The Commander of U.S. Forces in Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti, says that Russian influence in Afghanistan is growing and that Moscow is possibly even supplying the extremist insurgency. The general did not say what type of supplies Russia might be providing the rebels. “I’ve seen the influence of Russia of…
The pot is boiling in Macedonia. After recent elections, the parties in power are unable to form a government, with George Soros affiliated NGOs, along with the socialist party, pushing for the Albanian minority to gain power in parliament, and the American State Department and EU jumping in on their…
Russia is setting up a military base in northwestern Syria in agreement with the Syrian-Kurdish YPG armed group that controls the area and will train fighters, a YPG spokesman said on Monday. The agreement with Russia was concluded on Sunday and Russian troops have already arrived at the village of…
Armenia was once the center of IT innovation for the USSR. A turbulent history has stifled the economy, but things are starting to look up for the Caucasus republic. A highly-skilled, post-soviet engineering workforce and a diaspora of advocates, combined with new government initiatives, are igniting renewed growth in Armenia’s…
As the blockade in East Ukraine shuts down rail lines from Donetsk into the government-controlled regions of the country for another week, gravely impacting the nation’s economic growth, the International Monetary Fund and the government in Kyiv announced today that the IMF is delaying further disbursement of aid until they…