A former key figure in Russia is reminding those close to Russian President Vladimir Putin that their positions of power are unlikely to last forever. Vladimir Yakunin, who was once one of the most powerful […]
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Trump, Putin Bromance Continues To Blossom
While most American’s would shy away from praise handed out by Russian leaders, controversial U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is lapping up the praise he received from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yesterday Putin described […]
Putin Introduces Law That Can Thumb Russia’s Nose At International Courts
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that enables Russian courts to overturn international court rulings on the country’s human rights abuses and financial misdealings. The law is aimed specifically at the Strasbourg-based European […]
Putin Promises To ‘Immediately Destroy’ Any Threat To Russian Forces
Russian President Vladimir Putin is moving one step closer to direct conflict with the Western world. Without mentioning any specific country, Putin made a statement to the Russian Defense Ministry that he wants all threats […]
Turkish Citizens Caught In The Crossfire Of Putin’s Revenge Ploys
Russia has started to take action against Turkey in the aftermath of the Turkish decision to shoot down a Russian fighter jet in Syria. Russia has begun detaining and deporting people in Russia who have […]
Bashar al-Assad Makes First Foreign Visit Since 2011 To Personally Thank Putin For Airstrikes
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Moscow to personally thank Russian President Putin for his country’s military intervention in Syria. The visit is Assad’s first overseas visit since an uprising against his authoritarian regime […]
U.S. Unveils Even More Sanctions Against Russian Leaders And Businesses For Invading Ukraine
Tensions between the United States and Russia continue to flare as the West announced expanded sanctions against new Russian and Ukrainian businesses and individuals. The sanctions are imposed against this new group for their involvement […]
Russia Caught Exporting Jihadi Fighters To Syria To Avoid Casualties At Home
Russia has been caught playing a paradoxical game with Islamic terror. Against a widespread belief that they are indeed fighting the growth of terror, Russian authorities have been caught funding the exit from Russia and […]
Russian Ruble Drops Even Further As President Putin Scrambles For Options
The Russian ruble plunged 2.3 percent on Monday due to a large drop in oil prices, the country’s principal export. The ruble now sits at a seven-month low, severely complicating president Vladimir Putin’s plans for global aggression. […]
Putin’s Arctic Adventures Hint At Falling Approval Rating At Home
Russian president Vladimir Putin last week claimed exclusive rights to miles of territory in the Arctic leading many to think he is losing his mind and becoming increasingly erratic. After launching a strategically questionable invasion […]
Russia Is Literally Going Broke Thanks To A Plunging Ruble And Low Oil Prices
Plunging oil prices and a weakening ruble have hammered Russia’s economy to its lowest point since 2009 according to recent reports. As the Ukraine crisis drags on and sanctions against the country continue to limit […]
Russian President Putin Advocates For ‘Minimal’ Internet Restrictions
At the National Education Youth Forum held Tuesday, Russian president Vladimir Putin told young IT professionals that he favored only “minimal” Internet restrictions for Russian citizens, bucking a worldwide trend that sees western nations increasingly […]
Russia Shrugs Off World Sanctions As It Hosts Two International Summits
U.S. efforts to isolate Russia from the world scene as punishment for invading Ukraine may not be going as planned as Russian President Vladimir Putin will host two major international summits in Russia this week. […]
Russia Masses 54,000 More Troops On Ukrainian Border
According to Ukraine’s military spokesman, Russia is massing more troops on border with Ukraine as well as in the occupied Donetsk and Luhansk areas. Roughly 54,000 troops now sit on its border with Ukraine, according […]
European Parliament Votes To Extend Sanctions On Russia
The gathering of European Union foreign ministers on Monday in Luxembourg resulted in the extension of sanctions against Russia. The sanctions had been imposed because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine, an EU spokeswoman stated, […]
Boeing Feels Tensions With Russia As State Carrier Cuts Plane Order
Russian national airline Aeroflot, in a politically charged move, announced on Thursday that it has cancelled its order for 22 Boeing 787 airliners. The message was delivered by the carrier’s deputy general director for strategy […]
Russia’s Putin Opens ‘Military Disneyland’ Amusement Park
Does a lunch of army rations or shopping for mainly Vladimir Putin accessories sound like fun? How about instead of riding roller coasters playing with grenade launchers? That’s exactly what visitors will get when they […]
Russian President Putin Boasts About Adding 40 Nuclear Missiles To Russian Arsenal
In the latest sign that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is re-living the Cold War of his youth, the increasingly erratic leader said Russia will be deploying 40 nuclear missiles in 2015 that will be able […]
Overworked Russian Air Force Suffers Three Crashes In Five Days
The relentless pace of Russian military belligerence appears to be catching up to the communist nation, as a Russian air force TU-95s “Bear” bomber ignited while on a practice flight Tuesday, marking the third such […]
Putin’s Favorite Tigers Are Making A Comeback
In Russia, what dictator Vladimir Putin wants, Vladimir Putin gets. The increasingly erratic Russian leader is known to have a soft spot for the endangered Amur tigers, which call Russia home. These tigers are continuing […]
Russian President Banned From Upcoming G-7 Meeting
Russia’s Vladimir Putin is officially banned from the upcoming G-7 meeting of world leaders in Germany next week, it was announced this weekend, in response to presiding over the invasion and ongoing occupation of Ukraine. […]
Maniacal Russian Foreign Policy Will Result In $110 Billion Leaving Country Next Year
The Russian Economic Development Ministry announced this week that capital flight from Russia is forecast to hit $110 billion this year, the second highest in over a decade, thanks to the increasingly erratic behavior of […]
Putin Sees Nothing Wrong With Bribes, Calls FIFA Probe Plot To Take World Cup Away From Russia
It should come as no surprise, in light of the rampant corruption and bribery associated with the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, that Russian President Vladimir Putin sees nothing wrong with FIFA’s selection process. And why […]
Television Journalist Critically Ill In Hospital After Putin Poisons Another Kremlin Critic
Russia has a long track record of poisoning, even going so far as to travel to London, England, to lace an outspoken critic’s tea with radioactive Polonium, eventually killing the man. Yesterday the trend continued […]
Launch Failures Isn’t Only Problem At Russian Space Program: Agency Lost $1.8 Billion Last Year Due To Corruption
The the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, is currently the only way for astronauts to come and go from the international space station. It’s also seen 2 launch failures in the past 60 days, exposing serious […]
Russia Bans “Undesirable” NGOs, Including Human Rights Watch
Non-governmental organizations in Russia were effectively banned on Sunday after Russian dictator Vladimir Putin passed a law that allows the government to prosecute them on the grounds they are ‘undesirable.’ Workers of those organizations can […]
Russia Plans Children’s TV Channel To Recruit Child Soldiers
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin continues his downward spiral of paranoia and desperation as his government announced the creation of a state-financed TV company that would seek to indoctrinate teens and younger children with state propaganda, […]
Two Russian Special Forces Officers Caught In Ukraine Invasion
Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed the identity of two fighters captured in Ukraine as former members of the Russian military. The admission is further proof that Russian, not rebel, troops are fighting in the Donbass area […]
Super Star President Putin Scores 8 Goals In ‘All Star’ Hockey Game
The latest propaganda for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin dropped this weekend in none other than Sochi, Russia, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Russian dictator squared off against retired NHL players in a celebrity […]
Russian ‘Super Tank’ Breaks Down, Laughed Off Stage In First Public Debut
Russia suffered an embarrassing PR gaffe on Wednesday, as its much hyped ‘Super Tank’ promptly broke down in its first public appearance. The supposedly high-tech battle tank ground to a halt during a rehearsal for […]