Source: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber President Trump recently ordered a 12,000-troop reduction in American military personnel stationed in Germany. That leaves about 24,000 American soldiers still in the country. A little more than half of the troops being withdrawn will return … Read More
The UN Security Council rejected a US resolution to extend the arms embargo. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling for the Trump administration to use the snapback mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal that would allow the U.S. to force … Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday he wanted to avoid a costly arms race with Russia and China and hoped for progress in arms control negotiations, the White House said. “President Trump reiterated … Read More
The constitutional referendum in Russia has closed the door to a potential territorial compromise with Japan. Russia’s revised constitution is bad news for Japan. It includes a new clause that bans territorial concessions, thereby further trampling Japanese hopes of ever … Read More
FILE PHOTO: Presidents Putin of Russia, Erdogan of Turkey and Rouhani of Iran pose following a joint news conference in Ankara MOSCOW (Reuters) – The presidents of Russia, Iran, and Turkey will hold a video conference on Wednesday to discuss … Read More
Vladimir Putin launches a fresh attack against Poland’s role in the Second World War, but some in the West may be receptive to his message. President Vladimir Putin’s recent article reinterpreting the Second World War has the Russian president presenting … Read More
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has finally picked on someone his own size: Finland. His officials have virtually accused the Finns of genocide of Soviet civilians in “concentration camps,” allegedly complete with gas chambers, during the Second World War. It is … Read More
U.S. military intercepted Russian aircraft during 8th such incident this year. PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command F-22 Raptors, supported by KC-135 Stratotankers and an E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System, successfully completed two intercepts … Read More
Watching Putin mark Victory Day, from a Dacha near Moscow. Photo: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Russia’s surging coronavirus epidemic is now the world’s second-largest, behind the United States. What to watch: As Russia becomes a new epicenter, President Vladimir Putin appears almost … Read More