Section: Newsweek (USA)
Western Leaders Steer Clear of Putin’s Victory Day Parade
“Glory to Russia,” intoned President Vladimir Putin, before his country’s stirring national anthem boomed out across Red Square. Then Putin took his seat and shared a smile and a word with U.S. President George W Bush. Behind the two presidents that sunny May afternoon in 2005 were the leaders of France, Germany and Italy, all...
Russia Tests Largest Amphibious Hovercraft in Live-Fire Drill in Baltic Sea
Russia has sent the largest amphibious hovercraft ship in the world for live artillery fire exercises in the Baltic Sea, according to the country’s Ministry of Defence. The MDKVP “Eugene Kocheshkov” Zubr-class craft, which Russia says is the largest air-cushioned landing craft in the world, completed a series of military drills...
Foreign Observers Monitoring UK Election for Second Time
Today will be the second time ever that outside observers from Europe and across the world will be keeping a close eye on the UK general election. A total of 564 observers, approximately 170 of whom are from outside the UK, have been accredited by the Electoral Commission to ensure the vote is carried out in accordance with international...
Russia’s Greatest Weapon May Be Its Hackers
In hacker jargon, it’s called a “cyber-to-physical effect.” It’s when a hacker reaches out from the virtual world into the real one—often with catastrophic consequences. The Americans and Israelis pioneered the technique back in 2009 when the Stuxnet program infiltrated Iranian computer systems and wrecked thousands of...
Top EU Official Confident Britain Will Stay
The European Union’s foreign policy chief said that she was confident Britain would remain within the bloc as it was in the interests of both the EU and Britain, which goes to the polls on Thursday. The stakes are higher than usual for the election because of a rare confluence of factors which mean Britain’s future in the EU, as well...
At Least 42 Ceasefire Violations in Six Hours in Ukraine
Both pro-government and pro-Russian sides have reported increasingly intense fire in eastern Ukraine, despite the ceasefire still being in place. Ukraine’s defence forces in the war stricken Donbas region, referred to as the Anti-Terrorist Operations units (ATO), accused the rebels today of violating the agreement 42 times in only six hours...
Russian Newspaper Publishes Report Debunking Theory MH17 Was Shot by Fighter Jet
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An independent Russian newspaper on Wednesday published what it said was a report by Russian military engineers suggesting a Malaysian airliner shot down in Ukraine was hit by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile fired by Ukrainian forces. Novaya Gazeta, an investigative newspaper, said the report did not prove whether...
Russia Will Unveil ‘Next Generation’ Armata T-14 Tank on Victory Day
Russia’s got a brand-new tank. On Monday, Russia displayed its Armata T-14 tank during the final practices for the Victory Day parade that will take place in Moscow on Saturday. The parade will commemorate 70 years since the end of World War II and the Allied defeat over Nazi Germany. The tank has been rolling through the streets of Moscow...
Learning How to Save Lives on the Ukrainian Front Line
It takes about 10 minutes to drive to the highway from the Ukrainian army base in this small town of Cherkas’ke, Ukraine. From there, it is 130 miles, about a three-hour drive over the country’s pothole-speckled roads, to the front lines in the Donbas. The war is close, both in distance and in the futures of the men training here for...
Trenches Replace Sandcastles on Ukrainian Front Line
SHYROKYNE, Ukraine—For months, pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces have battled for the beachside town of Shyrokyne, which is about eight miles east of Mariupol. The fighting has been intense. Most of the town has been left in ruins. Nearly every vertical surface is pockmarked by shrapnel, and almost every window is broken. Artillery...
