Putin Tries To End US Exercises In South Korea
Putin Tries To End US Exercises In South Korea.
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Putin Tries To End US Exercises In South Korea.
In a ‘tit-for-tat’ move against Russia ordering almost 800 U.S. diplomats to leave the country, the Trump administration has ordered Russia to close its consulate in San Fransisco and reduce operations in New York and Washington, D.C. It described Moscow’s actions to reduce Washington’s diplomatic staff ‘unwarranted.’ “The United States…
Image by Скампецкий Russian security services, the FSB, arrested two suspects living in Moscow who were from Central Asia; they were planning attacks on populated areas in the Russian capital. The Islamic State members were planning a suicide bomb as well as knife attacks. Bomb-making materials were uncovered. “He confessed…
Image by Mihai Petre The European Union, after initiating legal action against Hungary and Poland over rule-of-law issues and migrant policy, has begun to criticize changes to the judicial system in Romania, saying the changes will hamper the fight against corruption. “Angela Cristea, who heads the European Commission in Romania,…
Image by mil.ru Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s new ambassador to the United States, said today that Russian and American military and security officials should resume regular contacts that were suspended after the Russian invasion of the Crimean peninsula. “The time has come to resume joint meetings of Russia’s and the United…
A massive harvest is underway in Russia for wheat and other grains. In fact, the possibly record production is so huge, current infrastructure cannot keep up and may slow exports, simply from lack of ability to get the grain to ships. Ports and railways are bursting with product; there is…
Image by Kremlin.ru NATO is sending three monitors to the Zapad (West) 2017 military exercises with Russian and Belarus, which runs from Sept. 14 to Sept. 20. The annual event has caused much worry among NATO commanders as concerns over perceived Russian aggression and the pre-positioning of equipment near the…
Image by Well-Liked Otkritie Bank, Russia’s 8th largest, and one of its largest lenders, has been rescued by the Bank of Russia after being on life support for months. Billionaire Owners Watch Otkritie Flail as Russia Reboots Banks “The Bank of Russia will give the bank financial support, guaranteeing it…
Image by Saper Poland has expressed its concern to the Russian government over ‘difficulties’ in reaching the crash site in Smolensk, Russia where the Polish president, military commanders, and other senior officials were killed in a plane crash in 2010. The Polish government, now under the Law and Justice Party,…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel declared today that sanctions against Russia by the European Union would be lifted once the Minsk ceasefire agreements were implemented and no sooner. She also commented that Moscow has to cease its actions against Ukraine and that the economic benefits would be good or both Russia…