A Russian fighter jet came within just 10 feet of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft last month, showing that Russia shows no signs of letting up its displays of military might. The encounter took […]
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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 […]
The PetroYuan Is Born As Russia Dramatically Ramps Crude Oil Sales To China
It seems world sanctions against Russia are working and yet at the same time they are having an unintended effect: Pushing Russia to increasingly use the Chinese renminbi as its currency of choice. The fact […]
Russia Latest Large Country To Force Google, Facebook To Forget About You
Russia is the latest country to recognize the dangers posed by big tech companies who collect data and store it indefinitely. The communist country is pushing a new “right to be forgotten” law (RTBF) modeled […]
FIFA Official Says Russia, Qatar Will Lose World Cup If Bribery Found
In light of recent revelations of endemic bribery and corruption its difficult to trust anything that world soccer governing body FIFA says. That being as it may, a key FIFA official said on the weekend […]
Finland Seizes Priceless Treasures Stolen By ISIS And Bound For Moscow
Russia is hardly known for its good morals or adherence to the rule of law, a fact further confirmed on Friday when Finnish customs agents intercepted millions of dollars of priceless Syrian artwork that was […]
Vietnam To Buy U.S. Fighter Planes In Move To Counter China’s Aggressive Military
Vietnam, a user of Russian weapons since its war with the United States in the 70s, is in unprecedented talks with European and U.S. contractors to buy advanced fighter jets, maritime patrol planes and unarmed […]
Russian Space Program Is A Mess As It Delays Opening New Spaceport Until 2023
Fresh off of losing two rockets in the last sixty days trouble continued for Russia’s ailing space program as it announced on Friday that the first launch of a manned spacecraft from the new Vostochny […]
Russia Caught Hacking Deep Into German Government Computer Systems
A recent hack attack on the German government, also know as the Bundestag, has been directly traced back to Russian secret police, according to leaks revealed to a German newspaper. While officials within the German […]
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 […]
Russia Joins The Spy On Your Citizens Party With Backdoored Russian Made Smartphone
In Russia at least they’re honest that the government is spying on you. While our NSA performs legal acrobatics to convince the American public they’re abiding by the law when in fact they are not, […]
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 […]
Russian Aircraft Buzzes U.S. Navy Destroyer
Tensions between Russia and the United States continued to be high after Russian military aircraft were scrambled to harass a U.S. warship that was acting “aggressively” in the Black Sea, according to Russian media. The […]
Russian Billboard Changes Ads If Approached By Police
In what is either an incredibly interesting or incredibly terrifying development, an ad agency in Russia has designed an outdoor billboard that automatically hides when it spots the police approaching it. The reason for the […]
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 […]
Czech General Says Russia Ready To Invade The Baltic Countries Within 48 Hours
Alarming reports emerged out of Czechoslovakia that, according to Czech general Petr Pavel, Russia could easily occupy the Baltic states in two days. The reason for the swift timing is not only the amount of […]
Russia Caught Using Mobile Crematoriums To Hide Their War Dead In Ukraine
U.S. lawmakers who traveled to the Ukraine this spring have noted Russia’s desperate attempts to hide the fact it has invaded Ukraine. The communist country has even resorted to using mobile crematoriums, which have been […]
IRS Hack Attack Traced Directly To Russia
Reports surfaced late Wednesday that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service believes the theft of over 100,000 taxpayers’ personal data from its computer system originated in Russia. The IRS’ criminal unit is leading an investigation into […]
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 […]
Russian Rocket Launch Failures Lead India To Cancel Joint MIssion
As a result of recent Russian rocket launch failures the Indian government has lost interest in a joint project with Russia for soil sample taking at the south pole of the Moon, the Space Council […]
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 […]
Russia Loses Second Rocket In A Month
Russia lost its second rocket of the month when a technical problem sent part of a rocket and its satellite payload, raining down onto southeastern Siberia, according to Russian state media. Roscosmos is a large […]
Russia, China Offer Greece Membership In BRICS Infrastructure Bank
In a largely symbolic and propaganda driven move, the new BRICS bank has extended an invitation to Greece, according to unofficial government sources. Just what the insolvent country would bring to the bank remains unclear. […]
Russia And China, Fearing Arab Spring, Sign Massive Censorship Agreement
Russia and China have signed a pact promising on paper to play nicely and not hack each other. The move is a clear attempt to polarize the world against the two communist dictatorships yet in […]
Russian Soldiers Quit Army Over Ukraine Invasion
Reports emerged early Sunday that confirm Russia has in fact invaded Ukraine. According to Reuters, the invasion has caused low morale among troops and sparked waves of them quitting, in protest over the act of […]
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 […]