Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies are demanding Ukraine fire Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsia after he called Putin a “dickhead” in a protest at the Russian embassy in Kiev. “We must fulfill our international obligations, including defending the right of Russia
The situation in Crimea, now officially Russian territory, remains tense after the referendum that shifted sovereignty from Ukraine. For the Muslim Tatar population in the area, the return of Russian rule has prompted concerns of repression, concerns that Russian President
In a unexpected echo of Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s right-wing Front National, a former French defence minister has condemned American influence on EU foreign policy, saying the EU should abandon NATO and stop “bowing to US policy.” As
Finland’s EU minister who is on course to become prime minister later this month may be ready to poke the Russian bear and take Finland into NATO. The move by Alexander Stubb would end his country’s tradition of neutrality along its 800-mile
An American woman was allegedly raped in Brazil on Friday after the Australia and Chile game. Brazilian officials told the US they are investigating the crime. From Reuters: The woman, 24, was accompanied by U.S. embassy officials to a hospital
Alexander Stubb is set to become Finland’s next prime minister, and he said he wants the country to join NATO. This could cause problems since Russia has “warned” Finland, along with Sweden, over a relationship with NATO and even told
Over 200 people are picketing at the Russian embassy in Kiev against Russian policy and aggression towards Ukraine. From Interfax-Ukraine: According to an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent, about 200 people gathered near the main entrance of the diplomatic mission, blocked by various
On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Ukraine that its soldiers had violated the border and demanded it stop all provocations. Moscow released this statement a day after Russian tanks were reported inside Ukraine. “On June 3, two infantry fighting
Gas talks between Ukraine and Russia collapsed on Friday and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told the country to prepare for gas cuts on June 16. Russia gas giant Gazprom told Ukraine that gas will be cut off on June
The Ukrainian army is slowly retaking important cities away from pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine. The anti-terrorist operation in Mariupol reclaimed the port city and 40 pro-Russians were killed in Stepanivka. “At 10:34 a.m. the Ukrainian flag was raised over
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov finally admitted Russia is helping the pro-Russians in east Ukraine. This revelation comes to light while Interfax-Ukraine reports three Russian tanks entered Ukraine near Snizhne and gunmen captured a bus full of children in the
(Reuters) – As NATO refocuses on its eastern borders after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the United States is quietly deploying more troops to train special forces in former Soviet bloc states anxious about Moscow’s intentions. Major exercises began last month
Once upon a time, Russian President Vladimir Putin scolded America for trying to be exceptional. Well, now Russians can buy numerous t-shirts and merchandise with Putin’s face on them to celebrate his many exceptional victories, including the annexation of Crimea
A Russian nuclear energy firm has announced that it is in talks to help construct a nuclear plant in Argentina. Rosatom expressed interest in the project, and its chief says the company only awaits the decision of the Argentine government
Ukraine and Russia gas talks are still going on, but nothing is resolved. Russia state owned gas company Gazprom extended Ukraine’s payment deadline to June 16 while the South Stream pipeline, a project to bypass Ukraine, meets setbacks. Russian President
Stanislav Shushkevich, former head of state of Belarus, helped officially end the Soviet Union in 1991, but he feels the USSR is making a comeback. Ex-Soviet leaders lead the old Soviet states and there is corruption everywhere, especially in Belarus.
Football rulers hold their annual congress on Wednesday amid calls from top European football for president Sepp Blatter to end his reign as FIFA president and damaging corruption accusations against Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid. Michael van Praag, head of
Ex-Soviet states Moldova and Georgia are following Ukraine, another ex-Soviet state, to sign a trade agreement with the European Union on June 27. Russia warned both countries not to proceed with the agreement. “There is an aggressive attitude from Russia
Polish MP Marcin Swiecicki said Ukraine is in a better position than Poland was 25 years ago when it broke away from communism. Swiecicki was in Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki’s cabinet, the first prime minister post-communism. “In Poland in ’89,
As Russia continues stepping up its propaganda war, the Putin regime continues to implausibly deny any responsibility for the civil war spawned in the eastern regions of Ukraine. Putin’s cynical denial of responsibility for his operatives’ actions in Crimea strained
Hillary Clinton has launched a saturation bombing campaign on American audiences as she aggressively promotes her new book – and, in the process, tries to salvage her 2016 presidential campaign before it is even announced. The book is titled Hard
FIFA President Sepp Blatter called critics of FIFA awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar racists. “There is a sort of storm against FIFA relating to the Qatar World Cup,” he complained. “Sadly there’s a great deal of discrimination and
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko wants humanitarian corridors in the east for the civilians to flee the ongoing violence. From the BBC: On Tuesday his office clarified this further, saying in a statement that “to avoid new victims in the zone
Ukraine and Moscow met on Monday and it appears the two sides may have come to some sort of agreement to stop the violence in east Ukraine. “As a result of the work, the sides reached a mutual understanding on
German officials will visit Tehran on Sunday for talks on Iran’s nuclear drive, top Iranian negotiator and deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday. The meeting will follow similar discussions with American, Russian and French negotiators this week ahead
