Image by European People’s Party Ukrainian opposition leader, and former president of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili has applied for political asylum in Ukraine. The stateless politician is under threat of extradition to Georgia, where he is wanted on corruption charges. Saakashvili crossed the border from Poland into Ukraine in September after…
The current state of relations between the ROCOR (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) and other Christian denominations: an afternoon discussion with Father Theophlact Dewell-Clapper, igumen (abbot), Holy Trinity Orthodox Monastery and Seminary, Jordanville (Herkimer County), New York-USA In A Bid To Putin, Orban Pays To Rebuild Russian Orthodox Church…
Image by ManoSolo13241324 The Russian Defense Ministry is designing and building new combat equipment for the average soldier, which includes an exoskeleton and ‘active protection’ measures. The third generation of Ratnik combat gear may appear by 2022, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces Col. Gen. Oleg Salyukov, reported Russian state…
Image by imagesbywestfall Russia and Chinga, along with several other mostly former Soviet countries have been banned for one year from International Weightlifting Federation competition, including the world championships at the end of this year. The action was taken after results from the 2012 and 2016 Olympics showed positive for…
Screenshot RFERL Russian Robot Learning Intelligence Escapes From Testing Ground The boys of Louisiana or the Red Neck Riviera have nothing on these Russians… Swamp buggies and trikes galore!
Image by Jim Gordon It is always interesting to see the reaction of people, especially from the West, to those traveling to Iraq, whether to the Kurdish part or the rest of the country. “Stay safe.” “Don’t get killed.” “Please don’t go.” “Come back safe.” And then there are the…
North of Albania holds one of the most beautiful tourist villages called Valbona. According to the legend, the village got its name from the Italian language. Centuries ago, when a priest climbed up over the valley and saw it from above, he called it ‘vale buona’ which stands for ‘good…
Image by Evgeny Feldman Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption crusader, Alexei Navalny, was detained outside his home in Russia prior to attending a rally in central Russia. He posted a video on Instagram of police arriving to arrest him, shown below. LIVE Video: Anti-Corruption Rally In Moscow, Navalny Arrested Beforehand…
On May 6, 1981, New York Times columnist Drew Middleton explained the rationale behind French president Charles de Gaulle’s decision to develop France’s own nuclear weapons rather than rely on those of the U.S. or U.K,. He wrote that “General de Gaulle believed that the United States would not use…
Image by Bogomolov.PL One quarter of Russians belief there will be mass protests ahead of the 2018 presidential election which has been formally set for March 18, according to a new poll by the independent Levada Center. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not formally declared himself to be a candidate…