Section: Newsweek (USA)
Why Vladimir Putin’s Building a Bridge from Russia to Crimea
Tuzla Island, CRIMEA (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin, marking the anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, on Friday exhorted workers building a bridge between the Black Sea peninsula and Russia to fulfil an “historic mission” first conceived by a Russian tsar. Russia seized the majority Russian-speaking Crimea...
Gorbachev Wanted to Preserve the Soviet Union
The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, said he was always against the collapse of the country on the anniversary of its historic referendum. The Soviet government attempted to slow the dissolution of the union of Communist states by holding a referendum in 1991, asking citizens if they opposed or supported their republic...
Putin Tells Obama Not to ‘Meddle’ in Savchenko Case
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected U.S. President Barack Obama’s request that he free captured Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, a Kremlin spokesman told the Interfax news agency. Savchenko is held in Russia under allegations of assisting in the killing of two Russian journalists, while fighting in Ukraine in 2014. Her verdict is due...
Trump Presidency ‘More Dangerous Than Brexit’
A Donald Trump presidency in the U.S. is a greater threat to global stability than the U.K. leaving the European Union, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Trump is currently the hot favorite to be nominated as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, recently taking Florida’s 99 delegates and forcing Marco Rubio...
Pro-Russian Crimeans Unveil Monument to Annexation Troops
Pro-Russian officials in Crimea have celebrated the second anniversary of Russia’s annexing the peninsula from Ukraine by unveiling a monument to the troops who helped make it happen. But despite the fanfare, not everyone is happy about the new the statue. Crimea’s ascension into Russia in 2014 continues to be a controversial issue....
Ukraine’s ‘Great Wall’ With Russia to Start Building in Weeks
Ukraine will begin building a wall on its easternmost border with Russia, the governor of the war stricken Luhansk region told the country’s Channel 5. Since last February a tense ceasefire in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions has neared a collapse several times, but has largely held. In 2014 Ukraine’s Prime Minister...
Why Putin Will Claim Victory in Syria
Russia’s five month-long campaign in Syria came to an end on Monday with President Putin’s declaration that his forces can pull out, having “achieved their goals.” His withdrawal was accompanied by thanks from Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose regime he appears to have successfully propped up. Here are the reasons why Putin can...
Kremlin Denies Polish Minister’s Claim Smolensk Plane Crash Was an “Act of Terrorism”
Polish Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz has prompted outrage in Russia by suggesting that the 2010 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski was a result of “an act of terrorism”. The crash near the Russian town of Smolensk killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife everyone onboard including several MPs and defense...
Putin Should Put Sanctions on Hillary Clinton: Russian MPs
Russian members of parliament have requested that President Vladimir Putin imposes sanctions on former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the arrest of a Russian pilot six years ago, national daily newspaper Izvestia reports. Clinton, who is currently the frontrunner to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, called...
Russia’s Defense Ministry Buys Five Military Dolphins
Russia’s Ministry of Defense is planning to acquire five dolphins for military purposes, Russian state news agency Itar-Tass reported. A bid for two female and three male dolphins was posted on Russia’s public procurement website, for a total of $25,000. What the dolphins will be used for by the Ministry of Defense is not made clear,...
