More than 20 million Soviet citizens died in World War II, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War. In the days preceding May 9, or Victory Day, Russians take time to remember the many men and women who sacrificed their lives. Russian digital artist Olga Shirnina is one of…
Montenegro’s parliament has voted to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, to the consternation of Moscow. The tiny Balkan nations ascension was ratified by the U.S. Congress in March. As many as 46 out of 81 lawmakers voted in favor of the bill on confirming the North Atlantic…
After a video alleging vast corruption by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was released by Kremlin opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, a poll conducted by the Russian polling group Levada found that 45% of the Russian population thinks that Medvedev should resign. The Prime Minister’s popularity has steadily fallen over the…
Kozeta Cika Also Contributed To This Article On April 18, during an interview for a European media outlet, Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, stated that, if Europe’s doors were closed for the Western Balkans, smaller unions would appear, such as the unification of Albania with Kosovo. This statement triggered numerous…
During and after World War I, Ottoman Turks carried out one of the most horrific mass exterminations of a religious, and ethnic minority ever conducted, second only to the Jews under Hitler. 1.5 million Armenian Orthodox Christians were murdered by Muslim captors. The able bodied men were simply murdered while…
The U.S. commanding general in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis by his side, gave a briefing in-country where they accused Russia of providing weapons to the Taliban to attack American-backed, Afgan forces in the country. Associated Press reported, “Earlier Monday, a senior U.S. military official told…
The Kremlin increased military spending in 2016 to become the 3rd largest spender, despite a lagging economy due to Western sanctions and the collapse of the price of crude oil on global markets. Military expeditures rose for the second consecutive year to over $69 billion. The Stockholm International Peace Research…
The International Court of Justice, or The Hague, ruled against Ukraine’s bid to force ’emergency measures’ on Moscow to prevent them from funding and supporting pro-Russian rebels in Donbass, or East Ukraine. The court ruled Ukraine “has not put before the court evidence which affords a sufficient basis” to show…
Judges at the International Court of Justice at The Hague will rule today in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia for the simmering conflict in East Ukraine and the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. Judges could issue the ruling at any moment now in Ukraine’s request for ’emergency measures’…
The man believed to have recruited and trained the St. Petersburg metro bomber has been arrested by Russian special forces. Agents from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained Abror Azimov on Monday in the Odintsovo district of the Moscow region. Security officers believe that Azimov was the last person in…