Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Russia’s Borders: Old Ties Pull Bulgaria in Two Directions
Modern relations between Bulgaria and Russia began about two centuries ago when Russia sought geopolitical advantages in the Balkans and strategic access to the Turkish Straits. Russia positioned herself as a guardian of Balkan Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire, which included the people in latterday Bulgaria. With linguistic similarities...
Why Would a Russian Submarine Be Lurking in Waters Off Sweden?
Rumours of a Russian submarine hanging around off the coast of Sweden have inspired much Cold War nostalgia. But while there is of course the chance that something fishy is going on, there are many plausible explanations as to why a vessel might prowl about in foreign waters. In fact, it happens all the time. The Swedish military has reported...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17: Russian Report Says Military Aircraft Shot MH17 Down
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, the jetliner that was reportedly shot down in Ukraine in July, was actually shot down by a military aircraft, according to a report from state-run Russian broadcaster Russia Today. It’s been mostly reported in the West that Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists shot down the plane with a surface-to-air missile....
World War 3? Fears of Russian Invasion Increase as ‘Provocations’ in Countries Outside Ukraine Grow
Fears of Russia invading countries outside of Ukraine are growing as the “provocations”–including incursions into the sea and air–increase. The latest is a Russian submarine reportedly detected just outside Stockholm in Sweden, prompting a swift response from Swedish military. The Swedes learned from experience–last year six Russian military...
EU Freedom of Thought Prize Awarded to Congolese Doctor
BRUSSELS—The European Parliament announced Dr. Denis Mukwege from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the winner of this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament, said at the announcement on Tuesday that the vote for Mukwege was unanimous. Mukwege is a 59-year-old...
Ukraine, Russia End Gas Talks Without Breakthrough
BRUSSELS—Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday failed to get a decisive breakthrough in their standoff over gas supplies to Kiev and will resume European Union-sponsored talks next week. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukraine counterpart Petro Poroshenko had agreed on a broad thrust of a deal on Friday, but the issues on how, when and how much...
Total CEO Hit, Killed by Drunken Snowplow Driver
MOSCOW—Christophe de Margerie, the charismatic CEO of Total SA who dedicated his career to the multinational oil company, was killed at a Moscow airport when his private jet collided with a snowplow whose driver was drunk, Russian investigators said Tuesday. Three French crew members also died when the French-made Dassault Falcon 50 burst into...
World War 3: Vladimir Putin Threatens West with Russia’s 5,000 Nuclear Weapons
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has threatened the West with his country’s 5,000 nuclear warheads. Putin has raised the specter of nuclear war for the third time in the past two months as he and Western countries such as the United States clash over the Ukraine conflict, which has been bringing to light other deep-seated animosity....
Russia Agrees to Supply Gas for Ukraine as Winter Approaches
KIEV, Ukraine—The Ukrainian president has said his country has reached an agreement with Russia on supplies of natural gas for the winter. When Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine in June over unpaid bills, it raised the risk that Ukraine would be left without heating during the coldest months of the year. It also raised fears that Russia...
Soldiers’ Rights Activist Jailed in Russia
MOSCOW—A veteran activist who investigated the deaths and disappearances of Russian soldiers in Ukraine has been jailed, an advocacy group said Saturday. Ten Russian troops were captured in August in eastern Ukraine amid fighting between pro-Russia rebels and Ukrainian troops after weeks of Moscow denying involvement in the Ukrainian conflict....
