The Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies, and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) threatened today to take measures against American media companies operating in Russia if pressure on the Russian television channel, RT, continued. Director Alexander Zharov said ways would be found to retaliate for the…
Several years ago Russia passed a ban on the adoption of Russian children by Americans after the death of a boy at the hands of his American adopted parents. The law was named after Dima Yakovlev who died in 2008. Many analysts believe the real intention of the law was…
The Russian government has decided to borrow on the international debt market to fill an expected hole in the federal budget in 2017. A $3 billion Eurobond offered will most likely be floated in the spring. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said to reporters recently that increased oil revenues will not…
Lithuania To Build A Fence On Russian Border.
EU Sets Date For Hungary, Poland To Take Migrant Share.
Moldova’s new pro-Russian president met with Russian Vladimir Putin today in Moscow and reaffirmed his intention to strengthen ties with the Kremlin, calling the relationship critical to Moldova’s survival. This marks a dramatic shift from the previous government’s pro-Western stance. “Preserving Moldova’s statehood and neutrality, the country’s reintegration, tackling the…
Russian Foreign Minister – Fight Against Terror Will Be More Effective With Trumps’ Administration.
Baltics Say Increased Defenses Will Deter Russia.
Known for his political actions, Russian artist Petr Pavlensky declared that he’s leaving Russia and is going to ask for political asylum in France. He decided to leave his native homeland as he fears retribution from the security services. Pavlensky told the Ukrainian TV channel “Gromadska” that on December…
“Moscow does not consider the possibility of reducing nuclear weapons in exchange of cutting the sanctions by the United States”, declared the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov. “Russia will not sacrifice security for ending of sanctions” – Declared Chairman of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee,…