Written by Kevin Rothrock It’s not every day that the Russian President pens an opinion piece in the New York Times, but it happened yesterday, and the American blogosphere promptly lost its collective marbles, as tweeting journalists and surprised ordinary Internet users stumbled over each other to react. In the aftermath of local and regional […]
Russian lawmaker furious over decision by the US to transfer military equipment and hardware from Afghanistan to Ukraine
Russia is up in arms over the idea of the US military transferring offensive military equipment and hardware from the conflict in Afghanistan to Ukraine, which would include armored vehicles, weapons and ammunition. “This would only cause more civilian casualties”, said one Russian lawmaker, who is understandably upset by all this. “Have they not seen […]
US Senate passes HR 5859 – a bill which would provide arms to Ukraine and impose more economic sanctions against Russia
On December 13, 2014 the Senate passed H.R. 5859 without amendment by Voice Vote. H.R. 5859 would impose sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation, to provide additional assistance to Ukraine (in the form of military and non military aid), and for other purposes: Senator Walsh (Mr. WALSH): “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the […]
Russians working on next generation of armored tanks and combat vehicles
The Russian military will introduce a new generation of armored combat vehicles collectively called the Armata next year to replace its existing armored war machines, according to Russian state media. Production of the new armored vehicles is expected to start at “the beginning of 2015 in January” and two dozen of the new machines are expected […]
Interpol: Russia consistently strong on fighting terrorism & organized crime
On October 29, 2014 President Vladimir Putin received Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble at his residence in Novo Ogaryovo. PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Mr Noble, I am very pleased to welcome you to Moscow. Next to the UN, Interpol is the largest international organization, and our nation has been a member of this organization since […]
Congressman Poe accuses Russia of launching “blitzkrieg” style aggression in Crimea
On April 28, 2014 – Rep. Ted Poe of Texas asked for and was granted permission to address the House of Representatives regarding Russia and Ukraine: “Mr. Speaker, last week I traveled with a bipartisan delegation to see firsthand the situation on the ground in “Putin’s Ukraine.” The Napoleon of Siberia has driven his tanks […]