Russia has announced it will upgrade its facilities in Syria to handle increased naval and air traffic as well as make them permanent Russian facilities as it cements its hold on the Middle Eastern country it supported in its civil war. The naval base at Tartus, long a Soviet, and…
Russia’s Reserve Fund Plumets 73% In December.
Georgia Says Russia Occupation Forces Destroy Historical Heritage On Georgian Territory.
During her speech at the Gaidar Forum, the head of the Account Chambers of Russia, Tatyana Golikova, bemoaned that the effectiveness of public investment in Russia has dramatically decreased. “It seems that during the crisis periods 2014, 2015, 2016 the state would allocate funds for investment, but what is…
With the Chinese buying up much of Hollywood, and influencing the portrayal of Chinese issues, and other agendas I’m sure the US is not aware of, maybe it’s time to look abroad for your next movie. The self-importance of the Hollywood stars has been so thick recently you can choke…
Russian-British relations went further south last night, when Moscow blamed the British Secret Intelligence Service, so called MI6, for the dossier of “dirty claims” about Donald Trump. In a Twitter post, the Russian embassy in London suggested the dossier’s author was still working for MI6 and was briefing both ways…
The iconic St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg, will not be turned over to the Russian Orthodox Church as planned. The city of St. Petersburg will stay in control of the structure and rent it free to the church instead. The cathedral was under the control of the Communist Party…
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, while delivering a lecture in Moscow, said the Kremlin wants to avoid an arms race and will shift its focus to conventional, precision guided, munitions. The reference to an arms race seems to be referring to President-elect Donald Trump’s earlier comments that the U.S. would…