Image by Министерство обороны Российской Федерации Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Anatoly Antonov was appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin to be the new Russian ambassador to the United States, to replace Sergei Kislyac. Kislyac had been highlighted by the American mainstream press for ‘meeting’ American diplomats during the alleged ‘Russian…
The U.S. State Department announced today it will cease issuing non-immigrant visas in Russia on August 23rd due to a cutback in staff ordered by the Russian government in retaliation for former President Obama’s sanctions against Russian diplomatic personel in the U.S. Russia ordered almost 800 diplomats and staff to…
Russian Military Upgrades To Continue Despite Financial Pressure.
Image by Moscow Subway The Russian security services, or the FSB, has said it detained multiple individuals planning an attack on the Moscow Subway and major commericals centers. Four Islamic militants were arrested who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. A bomb-making lab was also shutdown on the outskirts…
The conservative government has long held a vendetta against Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin for the death of of the former Polish president Lech Kaczynski, twin brother of ruling Law and Justice Party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski, eighteen members of the Polish parliament, the Polish central bank chief, military commanders of…
Image by NVO In response to the sanctions bill against Russia which is moving through the US Congress, Russia has ordered 755 diplomats to leave, to match the number of Russian diplomats currently allowed in the United States. “The American side has made a move which, it is important to…
Image by Shakko The first monument to Ivan the Terrible, the Russian tsar who rule with an iron fist and his know for his brutality, was recently erected in Moscow. Ivan was a consequential tsar who many attribute to founding the system today in Moscow where the leader is protected…
The Kremlin is facing an increasingly unruly younger generation as hundreds of young people protested in Moscow over the weekend over new stringent internet laws and the detention of individuals based on their internet presence. While the Kremlin has had success cracking down on a free, traditional press in Russia,…
The Russian 2018 presidential election has started in earnest with the major candidates beginning attempts to shape the narrative with appearances on state television and social media, depending on the campaign’s capabilities. No one is under any illusions about the possibility of defeating the sitting President of Russia, Vladimir Putin….