The status of Abkhazia is still a central issue in the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. The Georgian side will continue to supply electricity to Abkhazia as able, said General Director of the Enguri Hydroelectric Power Station, Levan Mebonia. Because of planned repair work, the Enguri Hydroelectric Power Station will stop the…
Trump Spokesman Says Crimea Sanctions To Remain In Place Until Russia Leaves Peninsula.
“Anonymous International” Hackers Remain Imprisoned In Russia.
A Russian airstrike accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers and wounded 11 others during an operation against the Islamic State in northern Syria on Thursday morning, Turkey’s military said in a statement and Moscow confirmed… To Read More Visit Zero Hedge
Since the days of Ronald Reagan’s Star Wars, the Kremlin has been worried about Western missile defense. In fact, one could make the case that the development of this technology is what brought down the Soviet Union, as they could not keep up with the arms race. Gorbachev became aware…
Putin Is Convinced Russia’s Future Is Bright.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accused the Kremlin of trying to block him from running in next year’s presidential election after a court on Wednesday found him guilty of embezzlement. Navalny, who has made a name for himself exposing official corruption, said he would still stand for president, but it…
The President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili gave an assessment of Georgian-Russian relations and expressed his desire to meet with the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia were interrupted in August 2008, by the actions of Tbilisi, in response to Moscow’s recognition of independence of Abkhazia…
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, today praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s approach to the conflict in East Ukraine. The war has simmered for several years now in the Donbass region and has killed over 10,000 people since its inception in 2014. The diplomatic world has been on edge waiting…
As expected, President Putin signed legislation on Tuesday that officially decriminalizes several forms of domestic abuse, reclassifying “violence that doesn’t cause significant injury” as a misdemeanor. According to criteria laid down by Russia’s Health Ministry, the new law will decriminalize beatings within families that result in “minor harm,” like “small…