Image by Mohammad Agah Does Putin hate America? To get a glimpse of the answer to this important question, I would point my readers in the direction of the recent TV series in which Putin is interviewed by the American film director and somewhat controversial personality Oliver Stone. Viewed from…
The global attack of the extortion virus Petya on Tuesday struck IT systems of companies in several countries of the world, mostly affecting Ukraine, as well as Russian companies. The computers of oil, energy, telecommunications, pharmaceutical companies, as well as state bodies were attacked. Ukraine was especially hard hit as…
Geneva International Discussions The 40th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) was held on June 20-21 in Geneva. The GID is a multilateral mediation forum co-chaired by the EU, OSCE and UN. The GID format was designed after the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 to address security and humanitarian…
On The Elections Three candidates – current President Leonid Tibiliov, parliament speaker and the leader of the United Ossetia party Anatoly Bibilov, and State Security Committee officer Alan Gagloyev are competing for the presidential office of De Facto Tskhinlvali prior to the elections on April 9, 2017 …
The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joseph Dunford, and Chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, will meet in Baku in the coming days. According to the Pentagon press office, Gerasimov and Dunford “will discuss a variety of issues, including the…
Russia Says It Does Not Have Substantial Differences With US Over Iran Deal-Is A Deal Imminent?
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Russian Foreign Minister warned U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, against bringing U.S. domestic political squabbles between Trump and Obama into the United Nations Security Council. Lavrov also again warned the U.S. against providing shoulder fired, man-portable, air defense weapons to the Syrian opposition. “The two top diplomats exchanged views…
Many pundits have attempted to explain the rationale behind Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine, Syria, and elsewhere. I think it is very simple: Putin wants to make Russia great again. He has some successes and some failures. The annexation of the Crimean Peninsula and the Russian expeditionary landing…