Russia Riled by Trump’s ‘Disturbing’ Nuclear Weapons Comments
Russia is “categorically opposed” to the termination of the New START nuclear arms control treaty, the head of the Federation Council’s defense committee, Viktor Ozerov,...
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Russian Activist Detained For Alleged Illegal Immigration Organization
Russian Activist Detained For Alleged Illegal Immigration Organization....
The Hidden Author of Putinism
As the former deputy head of the presidential administration, later deputy prime minister and then assistant to the president on foreign affairs, Surkov has...
Georgian Parliament Approves Secret Surveillance Bill
Today the Georgian Parliament approved a package of 18 bills to form a new system of secret surveillance and wiretapping in the country. Amendments...
Ukraine Won’t Return Crimea By Force, Say Ukrainian Deputies
The leader of the Crimean Tatar people, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Mustafa Dzhemilev, ruled out the possibility of returning Crimea by...
Russian Military Acknowledges New Information Warfare Division
Russia’s defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, during a speech to the Russian parliament on Wednesday, acknowledged for the first time the existence of a new military...
Russia Calls Montenegro Coup Allegations Damaging To Relations
Russia hit back Wednesday over allegations it was involved in a failed coup in Montenegro and an attempt to assassinate the country’s former Prime Minister,...
Bikinis On Slopes In Siberia Again This Year To Mark End Of Snow Season?
The largest bikini snow show was at Sheregesh, which already holds the world record of 1,835 downhill skiers and boarders wearing swimwear. The Kemerevo region...
Romania’s Ruling Leftists Pick New Justice Minister After Decree Debacle
Romania’s governing coalition proposed a new justice minister on Wednesday as part of a cabinet reshuffle it hopes will draw a line under a period...
Russia Eyes Reforms To 13% Flat Income Tax
Russia has long prided itself on its simple 13 percent flat income tax rate. But a series of reform proposals could push the country towards...