Russia’s first manned space flight was basically a PR stunt
The “space race” of the 1950s and ’60s conjures up images of gleaming Sputnik satellites, Soviet scientists in crisp lab coats, and blazing rockets soaring into the sky. But the reality of the Soviet space program, which narrowly beat out the United States in delivering the first human spaceflight, was much more down-to-earth, writes John […]
US soldier Gordon Black sentenced to nearly four years in Russia’s penal colony: report
A U.S. soldier who was detained in the Russian city of Vladivostok on suspicion of theft and threatening to kill his girlfriend was convicted and sentenced to three years and nine months in a Russian prison on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported. U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, 34, who was arrested on May 2 […]
Vladimir Putin Praises ‘Dignity and Courage’ of North Korea, Vowing Russia’s Support on Eve of Visit
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has praised the “dignity and courage” of North Korea’s communist regime, one of the most repressive governments on Earth, in an article published in a state-run newspaper. Labor Newspaper Tuesday’s newspaper. Putin is due to arrive in Pyongyang on Tuesday evening after brief talks. Stop In the Russian Far Eastern city […]
Biden claims he’s ‘known’ Russia’s Vladimir Putin ‘for over 40 years’ — even when he was undercover KGB agent
President Biden claimed Thursday that he has known Vladimir Putin for “more than 40 years,” despite the Russian president’s having served as a covert KGB agent throughout the 1980s. “I’ve known him for over 40 years. For 40 years, he’s worried me. He’s not a good human being,” Biden, 81, told ABC News host David […]
House defense bill includes amendment assessing impact of publicizing Russia’s nuclear space weapon
The House Armed Services Committee has included an amendment to the annual defense bill that would require a report on the impact of a nuclear weapon detonation in space and the consequences of publicly disclosing Russia’s alleged pursuit of space-based nuclear weapons. The amendments were agreed to on Wednesday night before the HASC passed the […]
Russia’s ‘shadow war’ against the West requires collective response, Estonia PM says
Perched on the open ramp on the back of a British Chinook helicopter, returning from the annual Spring Storm military exercises, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was pleased to see cooperation among NATO allies, but she later said she also had a different kind of war in mind. Her country, which borders Russia, has seen […]
Why it matters if Russia’s nuclear weapons exercises occur in Crimea
The Russian military has announced the start of tactical nuclear weapons exercises. Russia’s Southern Military District, which has its headquarters 60 miles east of Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don, is in charge of these exercises. That command holds responsibility for operations in Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula. These nuclear exercises are primarily designed to intimidate the European Union […]
Ukraine war briefing: Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be the ‘first wave’, Zelenskiy warns | Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that this month’s Russian attack in northeastern Kharkiv may be just the “first wave” of several attacks. Russian forces may then aim for the city of Kharkov. “We need to calm down and understand that they are moving deep into our territory, not the other way around,” Zelenskyy said […]
Stealing Russia’s Assets to Pay for the War in Ukraine
It has been quite a while since we addressed the issue of the war to defend Ukraine’s borders. Making predictions can prove painful when you put them in print. But our assertion some time ago was that Ukraine would not likely prevail in a war against a larger adversary when the West will not widen […]
Russia’s Putin Sworn in for Fifth Term as President
Associated Press — President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term with a glittering inauguration of the Kremlin on Tuesday, after annihilating his political opponents and starting a devastating war in Ukraine, concentrating all power in his hands. He began another six years as Russia’s leader. In a ceremony held in the gilded Kremlin palace, President […]