How Powerful Is the US Military? A new report assesses the military strengths of the United States, yet falls short in one crucial aspect. 23.03.2015
China and Russia vs. the United States? Just how likely are China and Russia to ally against the U. 22.03.2015
Reckless: Obama's Advisers Go Rogue On the issue of Ukraine, the president has lost control over key administration officials. 22.03.2015
‘Target practice’: Hitler bombed thousands of Germans to test V-2 rockets, secret archive reveals During WWII Nazi leader Adolf Hitler bombed thousands of Germans with V-2 rockets to test their force, putting the blame for the damage on Allied Forces, according to a highly classified archive kept secret for decades by a German collector. 17.03.2015
‘We did what we had to do’: Putin opens up on Crimea reunification plan The decision to give Crimea an opportunity to choose if it wants to be a part of Russia again was made after an unofficial survey showed the majority of Crimeans would back reunification, Vladimir Putin revealed in an interview to a Russian TV channel. 17.03.2015
Ancient statues destroyed by ISIS fake, real ones safe – report The ancient statues that Islamic State militants smashed in Mosul on camera last month have been proved to be exact replicas of precious artifacts of Iraqi heritage. 17.03.2015
‘Opposition is necessary...but we wouldn’t vote for them,’ most Russians hold Over half of all Russians agree that an opposition is a necessary part of the political system, but very few agreed with the current demands of opposition politicians or said that they would like to see those people in power one day. 17.03.2015
Most residents in DPR trust authorities, cannot imagine future as part of Ukraine - survey Most residents in Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) trust the current authorities and do not want to be part of Ukraine anymore, says a survey carried out by a group of sociologists from Donetsk National University. 16.03.2015
Hundreds of Waffen-SS veterans march in Riga, antifascists ‘sanitize’ square after them Up to a thousand Nazi Waffen-SS veterans and their supporters have marched through Latvia’s capital, Riga, in their annual commemorating procession. 16.03.2015
Massive surprise drills launched in Arctic on Putin’s orders Thousands of Russian troops were put on alert Monday morning after President Putin ordered a surprise large-scale military drill to test the armed forces' readiness to counter challenges in the country’s north and particularly in the Arctic. 16.03.2015
Russia and Iran sign defense deal, 'may resolve' S300 missile delivery issue Moscow and Tehran have signed military cooperation deal that implies wider collaboration in personnel training and counter-terrorism activities. 16.03.2015
US and Russia remain world’s biggest arms exporters – study Russia remains the world’s second biggest seller of arms behind the United States, increasing its share by 37 percent in 2010-2014. 16.03.2015
West losing up to €40bn from sanctions war– leading Russian MP Western countries are experiencing loses of up to €40 billion as the sanctions imposed by them on Russia impede productive cooperation, claims Aleksey Pushkov, Chairman of Russian State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs. 16.03.2015
Austerity policy failed in whole of Europe, not just Greece – PM The policy of extreme austerity has failed not only in Athens, but in the whole of Europe, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said. 16.03.2015
‘Rather be in prison than work for fascists’ – Crimean Prosecutor Poklonskaya The chief prosecutor of Russia’s Crimean Republic says Ukrainian law enforcers threatened her with prison and death for accepting the post, but failed to make her fear them. 16.03.2015
Putin: US’ determination to dominate sparked Ukraine crisis America started the Ukrainian crisis by trying to impose its will on the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Egyptian media. 16.03.2015
5 Russian Nuclear "Weapons" of War the West Should Fear When it comes to Moscow's military might, these are the real threats the West should be concerned about. 16.03.2015
The Firebombing of Tokyo Seventy years ago today, the United States needlessly killed almost 100,000 people in a single air raid. 16.03.2015
America's 'Weaponized' Diplomacy in Ukraine Has the State Department gone too far? Thirty years ago, the historian and diplomat George F. 16.03.2015
Oil prices collapsed. Russia won't Russian energy companies will be able to weather the tumultuous storm. 16.03.2015