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NATO is setting the stage for its biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War
Thomson ReutersNATO will press allies on Wednesday to contribute to its biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War as the alliance prepares for a protracted quarrel with Moscow. With Russia’s aircraft carrier heading to Syria in a show of force along Europe’s shores, alliance defense ministers aim to make...
2 Moscow airport workers involved in a plane crash that killed the CEO of Total had been drinking
Thomson ReutersMOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Two Moscow airport workers involved in a plane crash in which Christophe de Margerie, the CEO of Total, was killed had been drinking alcohol, Russia’s aviation regulator said on Tuesday, saying the accident could have been avoided altogether. The French energy group’s chief executive was...
Russia says it’s been forced to cut the size of its embassy in London ‘because visas are not being issued’
Thomson ReutersRussia has been forced to cut the size of its embassy in London after Britain delayed granting visas for months to dozens of its staff including career diplomats, the Russian ambassador said on Friday. Russia and Britain have repeatedly clashed publicly over Syria, Ukraine and the 2006 London murder of former KGB agent Alexander...
Berlin will host a four-way Ukraine summit in hope to end crisis that has claimed 10,000 lives
Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine will hold a summit in Berlin on Wednesday to “evaluate the implementation” of the Minsk peace accords for Ukraine. …read more Source: Business...
Gorbachev warns of ‘dangerous point’ as US-Russia ties sour
Relations between Moscow and Washington — already at their lowest since the Cold War over the Ukraine conflict — have soured further in recent days over Syria …read more Source: Business...
Russia wants to establish new military bases in Vietnam and Cuba
Thomson ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is considering plans to restore military bases in Vietnam and Cuba that had served as pivots of Soviet global military power during the Cold War, Russian news agencies quoted Russian Deputy Defence Minister Nikolai Pankov as saying on Friday. “We are dealing with this issue,” the agencies...
Germany opens door to sanctions against Russia over its role in Aleppo bombing campaign
ReutersGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russia on Friday to use its influence with the Syrian government to end the devastating bombardment of Aleppo, as her government opened the door to possible sanctions against Russia for its role in the conflict. In some of her harshest comments to date, Merkel said there was no basis in international...
International investigation finds that Russian-backed Ukraine rebels shot down MH17
Families were told that the Buk missile system that was used to shoot down the plane had been transported from Russia into Ukraine. …read more Source: Business...
Vladimir Putin’s party scored a crushing win in the Russian parliament
Thomson ReutersMoscow (AFP) – The ruling United Russia party has cruised to an easy victory in parliamentary polls that could pave the way for President Vladimir Putin to glide to a fourth term in 2018 elections, partial results showed. Sunday’s ballot for the 450-seat State Duma was smooth sailing for authorities desperate to avoid a...
Former NATO supreme allied commander gives 6 tips for negotiating with Vladimir Putin
REUTERS/Pablo MartinezPerhaps the most famous piece of stage direction in Western literature occurs in the third act of Shakespeare’s classic play “The Winter’s Tale: “Exit pursued by a bear.” There’s plenty of reason to think that being pursued by a bear, the most iconic image of Russia in international relations, is precisely...
