Vladimir Putin holds a gold bar while visiting the Central Depository of the Bank of Russia © Alexsey Druginyn / AFP The gold accumulated by China and Russia could be seen as part of a strategy to move away from … Read More
Through Christmas and New Year’s there were no flakes at all. That hasn’t been great news for Russian landscape photographer Ivan Boiko. “It is indeed very untypical for this time of year and for this geography. It’s quite a rare thing, I … Read More
MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian diplomat is warning the United States not to meddle in Iran’s affairs as the country is rattled by protests and says Washington wants to use the unrest to undermine the Iran nuclear agreement. Deputy … Read More
Rep. Devin Nunes (right), chairman of the House Permanent Select committee on intelligence, has widened the net in the panel’s investigation into the use of the unconfirmed Russia dossier against Donald Trump. (Associated Press/File) The House Permanent Select Committee on … Read More
RUSSIA has denied breaking UN sanctions against North Korea by transferring fuel to the regime’s tankers at sea.A statement from the foreign ministry said Russia had “fully and strictly observed the sanctions regime” introduced in a bid to curb Kim … Read More
FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump display U.S. flags while waiting for Trump’s motorcade to pass in central Seoul, South Korea © Kim Kyung Hoon A full-scale military action on the Korean peninsula would kill tens of thousands … Read More
“We look forward to seeing this hoax wrap up very soon,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. | Alex Brandon/AP White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that President Donald Trump hopes special counsel Robert Mueller will wrap up … Read More
This article first appeared on the Atlantic Council site. US National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and his team deserve credit for clear expression of the threat to the United States from autocratic, revisionist powers, especially Russia. Outlining the … Read More
LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s military says Russia could try to sever undersea communications cables, and protecting them is a defense priority for NATO. Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach says cutting or disrupting the cables could have a … Read More
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi – REUTERS CAIRO – 11 December 2017: In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, observers believe that Trump has … Read More