
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears ready to cooperate with the European Union to remove economic sanctions–after having gained enormous international leverage through his surprise military intervention in Syria.
by Chriss W. Street30 Oct 2015, 5:51 AM PST0

The Russian economy started stagnating in 2013, but the nation was never actually able to recover from the 2008-2009 recession, according to Stratfor Global Intelligence. The combination of the 2014 sanctions over the Ukraine and collapsing oil prices is a perfect economic storm that is grinding Russia to a halt.
by Chriss W. Street12 Aug 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) – Russian government plans for mass destruction of banned Western food imports have provoked outrage in a country where poverty rates are soaring and memories remain of famine during Soviet times. Even some Kremlin allies are expressing
by Reuters7 Aug 2015, 6:19 AM PST0

Greece would consider a Russian financial lifeline as it looks to find a way out of its crushing debt burden to the European Union (EU). Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made the coded threat Friday as he shared a platform
by Simon Kent20 Jun 2015, 2:20 AM PST0

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization held a major training exercise in the Baltic Sea, near Russian borders, in the midst of rising tensions between Vladimir Putin and NATO leadership.
by Michael Lucchese18 Jun 2015, 7:31 PM PST0

On Thursday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer argued against the Obama administration going out of its way to negotiate with the Russians to ease sanctions levied on their country over the aggressive tack
by Jeff Poor2 Jan 2015, 6:26 AM PST0

Tens of thousands of Russians who took on lower-interest foreign currency-denominated mortgages in the years before the financial crisis now struggle with repayments as the rouble’s value shrinks.
by Breitbart News27 Dec 2014, 1:35 AM PST0