Sweden Is Worried About Russia, Should They Be?
Sweden Is Worried About Russia, Should They Be?
Sweden Is Worried About Russia, Should They Be?
Originally posted at the Washington Times… The Obama administration pushed sanctions against Russia for its illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine in 2014 and for the Kremlin’s backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine that continues to this day. The goal was to punish Russia for its actions, and…
Ukrainian female pilot Nadia Savchenko was released in a prisoner swap for two Russian soldiers captured in the Donbass region of East Ukraine. She had been held since 2014 on murder and terrorism charges and extradited to Russia. Many analysts thought the prosecution had political motives. “Nadiya Savchenko was met…
First posted at The Washington Times Force protection is critical in a foreign military engagement. Russia, it seems, is learning this the hard way. At least four helicopters and 20 trucks were destroyed at the T4 airbase near Palmyra, most likely by Grad rockets fired by the Islamic State. This…
Originally Posted at Washington Times… At a time when our air force is reduced to a shell of its former self, USAF commanders are worried over the rising threat from Russian and Chinese aircraft around the world. The threat to the U.S. homeland is especially worrisome. The Obama administration’s decision…
Russia Joins China As Ally In South China Sea Tension
US Navy Releases New Footage Of Multiple Russian Aircraft Buzzing US Warship
Originally posted at TASS.ru/en Due to US work on reconciliation of warring sides in Syria, 138 armed units have joined the regime of cessation of hostilities, says Russian Defense Minister Russia has begun to coordinate with the United States efforts on delivering joint strikes on terrorists in Syria, Russian Defense…
Russian military helicopters may be armed with bombs again, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said. “The question of returning bombs to Russian helicopters is being considered,” he said. He recalled that currently helicopters are armed with guided guns and guided and unguided rockets, reports the Russian State News Agency TASS.