Section: Newsweek (USA)
Russia Is Biggest Threat to Global Security Says Poland
Russia “is the biggest threat to global security today” according to Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz, Polish national broadcaster PR reports. The Polish Defense Minister, who has been a frequent critic of Russian foreign policy, spoke after NATO announced its decision to deploy four battalions in Poland and the three Baltic...
Russia ‘Ready to Work’ With U.S., the ‘Only Superpower:’ Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he accepted the United States was probably still the world’s sole superpower and he was ready to work with whoever won the presidency, but didn’t want to be told how to live by Americans. Putin’s comments follow a rocky period in U.S.-Russia relations, which have been undermined by...
Euro 2016: Why Russian Football’s Ultras Won’t Stop Fighting
Before the European Championship Group stage game between England and Russia the host city of Marseille experienced fan violence not seen at a major tournament since the 1998 World Cup, which was also hosted by France. The drunk English hooligans that were involved were an old ugly face, what was new about the violence was the involvement of what...
Putin Claims Russia Has Overcome Economic Decline
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia has overcome its economic decline, during a meeting of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund Council on Thursday. The Russian leader issued an optimistic message on Russia’s economy even though the International Monetary Fund estimates the country will remain in recession at least...
Russia Opens Patriotic Military Summer Camp Under Putin’s Patronage
Russia is opening a “patriotic” summer camp for hundreds of veterans’ children, including those from the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, under the patronage of President Vladimir Putin. Putin has presided over a significant militarisation of Russia in his third term as president, during which Russia has instigated military interventions in...
Poland Volunteers To Host NATO Baltic Intelligence Base
Poland is calling for NATO to station an intelligence center linking allied military deployments in the region within its borders, Polish public broadcaster PR has reported. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on May 31 that four multinational battalions will be deployed on a rotational basis in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and...
NATO to Strengthen in Black Sea Region Despite Russia Warning
NATO is looking to further reinforce the Black Sea region despite Russia’s warning it is prepared to neutralize any perceived threats to its security there. The alliance is already set to strengthen its eastern flank with four new multinational battalions in Poland and the Baltics, countries that have expressed concern at the increased...
Vladimir Putin’s Secret Weapon
Every day, the red line ticks up and down. Some weeks it trends higher, others lower. It measures the most important vital sign of Russia’s body politic: the popularity of Vladimir Putin. In the Kremlin they call it the reiting—the Russian pronunciation of rating—and the reiting rules supreme over all of the nation’s political and...
Russian and Chinese Soft Power Booms As Turkey Wanes: Survey
Russia and China’s soft power appeal is gathering momentum, while Turkey’s is on the wane, according to a public relations firm survey. Soft power refers to a country’s international standing, not via traditional coercive means such as military might or economic blackmail, but other factors that make it more appealing and...
Ukraine’s Parliament Fully Behind Joining NATO: Speaker
The speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Andriy Parubiy, has declared that joining NATO is a strategic goal for the country and that parliament is wholeheartedly behind the initiative. Ukraine largely maintained a non-alliance policy in the years following its 1991 independence from the Soviet Union. However, following Russia’s annexation...
