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Farmers are trying to turn Russia into an ‘agricultural superpower’
The very first thing Alexander Sayapin has to say to a Western journalist who’s made a long trek out to his start-up dairy some 150 miles from Moscow? “Thank you for the sanctions.” The sanctions Mr. Sayapin is referring to, a near-complete ban on food products imported from the European Union, were actually imposed by the...
Ukrainian president: The risk of ‘open war’ with Russia is ‘more serious than last year’
Daniel Biskup Germany’s leading newspaper, Bild, has published an exclusive interview with Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko. In partnership with Bild, Business Insider has published an English translation below. Poroshenko talked about ongoing tensions with Russia, as he has been pressing Western allies to maintain sanctions on the...
Russia’s economic crisis has produced a ‘bizarre’ paradox
Maxim Zmeyev/ReutersAs Russia wrestles with an economic crisis, more and more Porsches and Rolls-Royces are appearing on its roads. It seems something of a paradox; while mass-market car sales in the country have tumbled along with the rouble and oil prices, one area is bucking the trend – luxury cars. Sales of Porsche, Bentley, Rolls-Royce...
A walk through of Russia’s T-14 Armata tank
Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Since unveiling the T-14 Armata tank in May 2015 during the Victory Day Parade, Russia has kept the specifics of the tank underwraps. A video walk through translated by Ukraine War Awareness, explains some of the capabilities of Russia’s newest battle tank.Here the Armata tank variations show off their impressive...
The 15 most miserable countries in the world
ReutersFor the third year in the row, Venezuela is the most miserable nation in the world according to analysis published by the Cato Institute. The institute’s annual Misery Index ranks nations based on data from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The rankings, which are compiled by Johns Hopkins University Professor Steve H. Hanke,...
A Russian fighter jet conducted an “unsafe and unprofessional” intercept of US recon plane
Screenshot/https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1421914688&x-yt-cl=84503534&v=IfdR0G5gc_s#t=38A Russian Su-27 jet fighter came within 20 feet of a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea on Monday in Moscow’s latest military provocation involving dangerous aerial encounters. “On Jan. 25 an RC-135 aircraft flying a...
Italy is set up for a showdown with the European Union
Reuters/Giampiero SpositoThe gap is widening between Rome and Brussels. The reasons are both diverging interests and increasing domestic pressure on the government. But how far will this fight go in 2016? A year ago, Italy was widely thought to be on the right path by EU leaders. Matteo Renzi, a member of the Democratic Party appointed as Prime...
BIDEN: The Republican primary race is a ‘gift from the Lord’
REUTERS/Yuri GripasVice President Joe Biden likens the GOP presidential race to a “gift from the Lord” for Democrats trying to win back the House and Senate. Biden joked to House Democrats in Baltimore that he doesn’t know who he should root for more among Republicans, including Donald Trump, though he didn’t refer to any...
Hackers are hitting Israel’s energy sector with a ‘severe cyber attack’
REUTERS / Samantha SaisIsrael’s Electricity Authority has been under a “sever cyberattack” since Monday, according to the country’s energy minister. Yuval Steinitz told The Times of Israel a virus had been identified in the energy department, and software that was already in place was working to neutralize it. Though the...
NATO may start using military tactics to try and combat Russian propaganda
Thomson ReutersNATO may combat Kremlin “weaponization of information” used to support action such as the 2014 seizure of Crimea by creating a new more powerful communications section and declassifying more sensitive material, according to draft plans. Both NATO and the European Union are concerned by Russia’s ability to use...
