News that Russia is building a military base near the Ukrainian border shows the President Putin led Kremlin is preparing for a prolonged standoff with its Ukrainian counterpart according to experts. According to documents obtained […]
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Russia Now Has Ground Forces And Armored Vehicles In Syria With Fighter Planes On The Way
According to Lebanese sources, Russian forces have started participating in military operations in Syria in support of the government troops of Assad. Additionally, two United States officials recently stated that Russia has sent two tank […]
Russian Troops Are Now In Syria And Its Making The Middle East Nervous
After weeks of denial, Russian authorities have confirmed for the first time that their forces are indeed in Syria. Russia’s presence has been seen by many as an attempt to scuttle anti-terror efforts in the […]
U.S. Ramping Up Arctic Military Presence As China, Russia, Canada All Eye Lucrative Business Opportunities
As Russia and China ramp up their military presence in the resource-rich Arctic, various United States agencies also are quickly trying to establish increased intelligence in the area – at a level not seen since […]
Scientists Forge Ahead With Plans To Revive Ancient Ice Age Virus
Scientists are proceeding with plans to reanimate a 30,000 year old virus that has been frozen in Siberia, in order to prepare for the possible release of long-frozen pathogens as global warming melts Arctic and […]
China Refuses To Quash Speculation It Just Secretly Met With North Korea
China’s Foreign Ministry has refused to confirm or deny if talks took place between Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior officials from North Korea over the weekend. Secretary of the North Korea’s Workers Party Central […]
BBC To Launch Radio Service In North Korea
With its goal of expanding “democracy and the free press,” the British Broadcasting Corporation (“BBC”) plans to launch radio broadcasts to North Korea for the first time and commence new television and/or digital services in […]
China And Russia Just Announced Plans To Develop A Wide Body Plane To Fight Boeing’s Dominance
In an effort to rely less on the United States and Europe for large jets, Russia and China are working together on a wide-body jet that is aimed at competing with aircraft from leading manufacturers […]
Canada Just Uncovered A Real Life Version Of ‘The Americans’ And The Legal System Doesn’t Know What To Do
Canada’s citizenship by birth laws are being severely tested by the sons of a Russian couple who were outed as “deep cover” spies in 2010 after having lived for 20 years as Canadian citizens. The […]
Russia Has Created A Siberian Research Center To Focus On Bringing Extinct Animals Back To Life
It seems like a scene out of Jurassic Park – taking DNA from an extinct animal and attempting to bring the species back to life. That very thing is what scientists from Russia are trying […]
Russian Fighter Jets Are Headed To The Middle East And The Pentagon Doesn’t Know What To Do
In Russia’s latest move to combat ISIS, an expeditionary force has made its way to Syria and will set up in an airbase controlled by Bashar al-Assad. It is expected that Russian fighter pilots will […]
NASA Chief Calls Out Congress For Bashing Russia Yet Forcing NASA To Pay Millions For Rides Into Space
While congress and the Obama administration talk tough about Russia and impose a wide range of sanctions on leader Vladimir Putin and his inner cadre, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden this week called out American politicians […]
Study Finds Countries Gaming Carbon Credit Schemes To Actually Create More Pollution
A new study has revealed that a majority carbon credits generated by Russia and its neighbor Ukraine were not actual carbon emission cuts, instead represented an increase in emissions by up to 600 million tons. […]
European Weapons Makers Attend Russian Arms Show Despite Strict Sanctions
Ignoring the existing western sanctions against Russia, many aircraft makers from Europe gladly accepted an invite to participate in the MAKS-2015 global air show that launched in Moscow on Tuesday and will continue through Sunday. […]
Hidden Trove Of Ancient Bones Shows Neanderthals Hunting Extinct Cave Lions
Ancient artifacts found in an Immanai cave in Russia have revealed what could be the largest ever find of supersize cave lions in history. The find has caused plenty of excitement among archaeologists worldwide as […]
Russia Just Unveiled Its Plans For A New Reusable Space Plane
The Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center, a spacecraft and rocket maker based in Moscow, intends to restore the former Soviet Union’s winged space shuttle program, referred to as Buran. Established in 1974, Buran […]
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. […]
Iran Is Getting Advanced Russian Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems After Years Of Legal Wrangling
Tehran and Moscow have finalized a deal to deliver the powerful S-300 long distance surface-to-air missile system. according to Russian assistant foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov. Only small procedural issues are left to be formalized. Speaking on […]
The Pentagon Is About To Massively Expand The U.S. Drone Program
Faced with increasing hostility from China and Russia, the Pentagon intends to enhance its use of drones by about 50 per cent over the coming several years, using civilian contractors and the U.S. military to […]
Breakthrough Russian Sensor Provides Early Warning Of Cancer, HIV And Hepatitis
Russian researchers have made a major breakthrough in detecting cancerous tumors using a highly sensitive nanomechanical sensor. Produced at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology’s Laboratory of Nanooptics and Plasmonics, the ultra compact sensor […]
Russia’s Economy Is So Bad That Major Airlines Are Pulling Out Of The Country
As Russia’s economy continues to shrink and the ruble’s value drops precipitously, several international airlines are reducing their service to Russia as the number of people traveling plummets. Most recently, Finnair said last week that, […]
Russia Bans U.S. Wines In Retaliation For Ukraine Related Sanctions
The United States wine industry has been banned is the latest target of Russia’s retaliatory moves against countries that have placed sanctions on it for its invasion of Ukraine. The Russian ‘consumer rights group’ Rospotrebnadzor […]
Georgia Aquarium Fights To Put More Rare Whales On Display
In a case that is being watched by people across the country, the Georgia Aquarium and the United States government faced off in court on Friday over whether 18 beluga whales should be imported from […]
Pentagon Officials Admit Russia Could Capture All Of Europe If It Wanted To
In a move designed to either give Moscow a false sense of security, or give the U.S. military a wake up call, the Defense Department has “admitted” its forces are not prepared for an all […]
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 […]
Pentagon Staff Email System Hacked By Russian Spies
As the Russian government considers new measures to prevent its vulnerability to cyberattack, the Pentagon is starting to recover from just such an attack by its Cold War opponent. Although it has not been confirmed […]
Russia Banning Foreign Electronic Devices Amid Spying Fears
The Russian government is considering new measures to prevent the usage of imported software and electronics, in order to prevent the risk of personal data theft. Mirroring similar initiatives in the United States and China, […]
Russia Proposes 12 Year Prison Term For Those Caught Smuggling Food
In what appears to be Russia’s latest move to stem the illegal importing of goods, one of the country’s lawmakers has proposed a 12-year prison sentence for those caught smuggling food from Western countries across […]