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Medvedev Is Out: Anti-Corruption Protests Cost Russian Prime Minister His Future

3rd Party Article - See Author BelowMar 29, 2017March 30, 20170

At the March 26 protest rallies, which rocked Russia from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, many Russian youngsters showed up carrying pairs of sneakers, a new symbol of corruption. The shoes referred to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s predilection for ordering sneakers and other clothing online, as humorously…

Ukrainian Official From The Time Of Yanukovych’s Presidency Arrested In Georgia

Tsarizm StaffMar 29, 2017August 10, 20180

Ukrainian Official From The Time Of Yanukovych’s Presidency Arrested In Georgia.

Georgian Ex-President, Ex-Governor of Odessa, Hosting Ukrainian TV Show

Mariam GogolishviliMar 29, 2017July 15, 20180

Georgian Ex-President, Ex-Governor of Odessa, Hosting Ukrainian TV Show.

Putin Fires More Government Officials

Mariam GogolishviliMar 29, 2017September 10, 20180

Putin Fires More Government Officials.

Five Best Underground Bands In The Former Soviet Union

3rd Party Article - See Author BelowMar 29, 2017September 21, 20170

Musical talent in the former Soviet Union has far too regularly been ignored by Western critics other than to treat it with a degree of disdain or mockery. This has increasingly become more difficult to do with musicians across the former Soviet Union having more opportunities to spread their music…

Kaliningrad: From Boomtown To Battle-Station

3rd Party Article - See Author BelowMar 28, 20170

The deployment of Iskander-M missiles to Kaliningrad in October 2016 was the latest step in the continued militarisation of the Russian enclave. Previously hailed as the pilot region for EU-Russia relations, and even Russia’s answer to Hong Kong, it is instead turning into a military bastion, a key outpost of…

TOP US GENERAL IN EUROPE SAYS WEST SHOULD ARM UKRAINE

L Todd WoodMar 28, 2017March 29, 20170

The commander of U.S. forces in Europe, General Curtis Scaparrotti, says the West should arm Ukraine in its fight against the pro-Russian rebels who are claiming Donbass territory in the east. “I personally believe we need to consider lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine,” Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, who is NATO’s…

Russia Delays Testing The Devil

L Todd WoodMar 27, 2017March 31, 20170

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…

In The Middle East, Russia Is Reasserting Its Power

3rd Party Article - See Author BelowMar 27, 2017March 29, 20170

THE black fur hat looked odd on a Libyan warlord. But fur is de rigueur in wintertime Moscow, which has become an essential stop for Middle Eastern leaders like Khalifa Haftar, who visited twice in 2016. This month his rival, Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya’s UN-backed government in Tripoli,…

Iranian Leader To Meet Putin In Moscow

L Todd WoodMar 27, 2017March 27, 20170

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…