Taliban Offering Closer Ties With Moscow
Afghan warlord Syed Mohammad Akbar Agha said in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, a Russian media outlet that favors the Kremlin, that the Taliban has...
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Russia Releases Drone Video Of Destroyed Palmyra Site
Russia’s military on Monday released drone footage showing more destruction of treasured monuments by the Islamic State in Syria’s Palmyra since jihadists recaptured the UNESCO...
Former Latvian PM Worries Trump Really Means America First
Former Latvian Prime Minister, Valdis Dombrovskis, now the European Commisions vice president, said recently that Europe is ready to defend ‘European Values.’ “We should be...
Tens Of Thousands In Romanian Capital Streets On 13th Day Of Protest
Tens Of Thousands In Romanian Capital Streets On 13th Day Of Protest....
Lavrov To Meet Tillerson Soon To Discuss Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, anticipates meeting with newly confirmed, U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, soon and hopes to find common ground with the...
Ukraine Says Russian Troops Man Front Lines In The East
On Tuesday in this embattled front-line town in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian army’s 30th Brigade came under 120 mm mortar fire from its enemy—a combined...
Putin May Be Planning To Put 100,000 Troops On Baltic Borders
Baltic nations are increasingly worried that Russian war games set for this autumn will see President Vladimir Putin send as many as 100,000 troops to...
Russia Insists Full Gas Debt With Belarus Must Be Settled
Russia Insists Full Gas Debt With Belarus Must Be Settled....
Polish Smog Causes Group To Prepare EU Complaints
TV stations flash pollution alerts. People don masks for their morning jogs. Preschools stop taking children outside to play. As smog across coal-addicted Poland hits...
In Change Of Facts On The Ground, Moldovan President Warns NATO
Moldovan President Igor Dodon warned the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that the alliance’s attempt to bring Moldova into its orbit would hurt the tiny...