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Hungarian Christmas Message: We’ll Protect Christian Culture, Not Retreat Behind Concrete Blocks And Watch Our Women Harassed On New Year’s’.
Image by Kai Mörk Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared that Russia is not looking to establish additional overseas military bases for the Russian armed forces, despite rumors to the contrary in Vietnam and Cuba. The subject has been top-of-mind since Russian involvement in the Syrian campaign and the newly…
Macedonia Says It’s Ready To Give Up Claim As Sole Heir To Alexander The Great’s Legacy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin really wants Russian offshore capital to come home. As Western sanctions continue to bite, and are even strengthened, Putin is using the opportunity to make it very easy for Russian businessmen to send back to the Russian Federation offshore profits. Russian Economic Minister: Sanctions No Longer…
Image by Alexey Yushenkov Russian anticorruption activist and opposition politician Aleksei Navalny says he has gathered enough endorsements to run in the country’s next presidential election as his supporters organized rallies in 20 cities across Russia to secure the signatures. Video: Anti-Corruption Activist Navalny Attacked With Sausages At Moscow Airport…
Image by lewap Russian President Vladimir Putin began to outline his vision for the future as the 2018 Russian presidential election heats up in Moscow. The comments were made today at the United Russia party’s congress, Putin’s political organization. The Russian leader declared Russia should not be seen as an…
Image by ВО «Свобода In a further installment of a developing story, the Trump administration has decided to sell the Ukrainian military anti-tank weapons in addition to the already approved heavy sniper rifles. The Javelin missile systems have long been said to be in consideration as ‘defensive weapons’ for the…
Donbass Blues, The Forgotten Conflict In Eastern Ukraine.