On June 8, two U.S. stealth bombers arrived in England to join “three B-52 Stratofortress aircraft already deployed” as part of “Washington’s effort to reassure allies in the region amid Russia’s recent bluster.” “All five of the aircraft are capable
Spies from Russia’s intelligence apparatus reportedly fooled Edward Snowden into seeking refuge in Moscow. Not only that, Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence agency had kept tabs on Snowden six years prior to Snowden’s spilling US secrets, Former KGB Major Boris Karpichkov
Petro Poroshenko promised peace and unity, which includes reclaiming Crimea from Russia, in his inauguration speech. The next step in the process is appointing new ministers and members to his team. Reuters reported: He is expected soon to name a
Russia said Moscow will respond if NATO continues to build up forces on Russia’s borders. Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said Russia considers considers NATO unit movements as a hostile act against Moscow. “We cannot see such a build-up of
The Hong Kong government has refused to allow same-sex couples to marry at the British consulate in the city, UK officials said Monday, prompting heavy criticism from gay and lesbian rights groups. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced last
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he will not give up on Crimea and that the Black Sea peninsula will always be Ukrainian. The new Crimean leaders shot back and said the peninsula will not return to Ukraine. “Crimea will never
Iran will hold two days of nuclear talks with the United States starting Monday, and then conduct two further days of negotiations with Russia, the foreign ministry in Tehran announced. The official IRNA news agency, quoting the ministry, said the
Russian President Vladimir Putin claims he does not want to put back together the USSR, but the little things he does says otherwise. Nikita Krushchev changed the city to Volgograd in 1961 to de-Stalinize the USSR. From the Associated Press:
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is the first Western leader to meet with Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko after his inauguration on Saturday. “I am here on behalf of the government of Canada to express our solidarity with the government of
Ukraine company Burisma Holdings officially hired U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden as a lawyer after the company appointed him to the board of directors in April. The White House said there is no conflict of interest, even
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Federal Security Service to tighten and secure the border with Ukraine only days after Russia blasted Ukraine for doing the exact same thing. Putin did so in order to “prevent people crossing illegally” due to
Ukraine has a president after eight months of turmoil and four months without a sitting president. Petro Poroshenko was sworn in as the fifth president of Ukraine. In his speech, he promised to unite the torn country, bring peace, and
Leaders across the planet united to observe the 70th anniversary of D-Day on Friday, and the milestone has caused a resurfacing of comments by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in which he contended the West “diminishes” Russia’s role in the
Friday while discussing his meetings with President Barack Obama and Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko after the ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced his concern about Poroshenko’s promise to sign Ukraine’s free
The next National Women’s Studies Association annual meeting will take place in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 13-16, 2014 and is aptly named “Feminist Transgressions.” Indeed, the conference itself is “transgressive” in that it minimizes the cause of women
To most observers, U.S. and European economic sanctions have had minimal success in discouraging Russia from covertly interfering in the Ukraine. But sanctions have exposed Russia’s dependence on America’s Visa and MasterCard for processing about 56% of all transactions in
Russia’s foreign ministry said Thursday that Syrians had chosen their country’s future by voting in “legitimate” polls to reelect President Bashar al-Assad. Russia felt “disappointment” at the “shallow politicised reaction” to the polls from “certain international partners,”
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton writes in her new book that the Obama administration demanded the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in every discussion it ever held with the Taliban about prisoners. The former secretary of state also says
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said he expects Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit this year in Brisbane despite the Russian leader being banned from this week’s Group of Seven meeting. Russia was axed from the G7 meeting
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is in Romania to reassure NATO allies America is ready to defend them. This includes a bigger US presence in the Black Sea, especially since Russia annexed Crimea, a Black Sea peninsula, from Ukraine. Hagel
When a building in Luhansk was hit on June 2, the pro-Russians claimed the Ukrainian government hit it with an airstrike, while the Ukrainian side said it happened inside the building. But evidence is pointing in favor of the pro-Russians.
The G7 announced the group is ready to impose more sanctions against Russia if Moscow does not stop antagonizing Ukraine or help end the violence by the pro-Russian forces. “We stand ready to intensify targeted sanctions and to consider significant
Russia wants to improve relations with North Korea as the West continues to move away from Moscow. This move will likely do more harm to the weakening relationship between Russia and the West, especially the United States. The US is
In March, Hillary Clinton compared Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine to that of Adolf Hitler before World War II. Putin responded to the comments on Tuesday. “It’s better not to argue with women. But Ms. Clinton has never
