As talks between Greek officials and members of the IMF and European Union approach their conclusion before a potential exit of the Hellenic nation from the eurozone, Chinese officials are suggesting they could play a role in helping Greece pay back its debts. The Greek crisis has negatively affected the Chinese economy, which has invested millions in Greece.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The latest news on Greece’s financial woes on a day a big repayment to the International Monetary Fund is due and the country’s bailout program with European creditors ends (all times local): 12.32 p.m. The Kremlin
LGBT Ukrainians living in the nation’s east, center of conflict between Ukraine and neighboring invader Russia, are being forced to flee from their previously tolerant homes in the aftermath of Russian takeovers of towns.
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country faces intense threats on its border and must upgrade its army for protection. Ukraine disagrees, as its government reports this week that over 54,000 Russian soldiers are standing by on its borders.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov blasted a call by five countries to form a United Nations tribunal to prosecute those who shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine last July. “We are against it,” he claimed. “We think it is not timely and counterproductive.”
Robert Work, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, told the House Armed Services subcommittee that Russia is “playing with fire” with its nuclear weapons rhetoric.
For the first time in four months, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama spoke on the phone. Putin made the call to discuss Iran, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Syria, and violence in Ukraine.
From Politico Magazine: Nathan Smith, who styles himself the “foreign minister” for the Texas Nationalist Movement, appeared last Spring at a far-right confab in St. Petersburg, Russia. Despite roaming around in his cowboy hat, Smith managed to keep a low-key
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The Pentagon will deploy 250 tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and self-propelled howitzers to Eastern European countries near Russia, the U.S. Department of Defense announced on Tuesday.
The European Union extended sanctions on Russia until January 31, 2016, as the crisis in Ukraine continues to worsen. EU spokeswoman Maja Kocijančič said the group hopes the sanctions will push Russia to comply with the Minsk peace agreement.
It seems Vladimir Putin’s expansionist foreign policy is no more than a reflection of public opinion in Russia, as new research shows he remains extremely popular among Russians despite foreign opposition. Surveys undertaken by the Pew Research Centre on public
Poland’s Law and Justice Party may seek another round of renegotiations will the European Union if they win the country’s parliamentary elections in October this year. The party – which sits with David Cameron’s Conservative Party in the European Parliament
According to the State Department, the number of terrorist attacks worldwide increased by one third in 2014, with 80 percent more fatalities. The report also stated the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has replaced al-Qaeda as the world’s largest terrorist group.
The tensions between Russia and America reached a new high last Thursday when a Russian official demanded an international investigation into America’s moon landing on July 20, 1969.
Saturday at the 10th annual Global Security Forum (GLOBSEC) in Bratislava, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said America is losing the information war on the annexation of Crimea by Russia. McCain said, “The Untied States of America using the best minds
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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
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.
Anti-gay Russian politician Vitaly Milonov wants the Kremlin to outlaw HBO’s popular Game of Thrones due to themes of incest, homosexuality, and rape.
The US will take a decision soon to store heavy weapons including tanks and infantry fighting vehicles in Poland, the Polish defence minister says.
Konstantin Goldentsvayg, the now-former Berlin correspondent for Russian state-owned television station NTV, was fired last week for an interview he gave with German media outlet Phoenix.
The Russian Interior Ministry reports that over 400 Chechens traveled to Syria to join radical Islamic groups, mainly ISIS, since the civil war broke out in 2011.
GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina told the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal Monday that when the United States is “not leading, the world is a more dangerous and a more tragic place, and unfortunately we are not leading.”
Russian officials this week warned of retaliation if America places tanks and weapons near Russian borders in NATO countries.
