Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)
Russia Tests Nuclear-Capable Drone Sub
Russia conducted a test of a revolutionary nuclear-capable drone submarine that poses a major strategic threat to U.S. ports and harbors. U.S. intelligence agencies detected the test of the unmanned underwater vehicle, code-named Kanyon by the Pentagon, during its launch from a Sarov-class submarine on Nov. 27, said Pentagon officials familiar...
Top House Democrat: U.S. Inaction After Sony Hack May Have Motivated Russian Cyber Attacks
A senior House Democrat said on Tuesday the Obama administration’s refusal to retaliate against North Korea for the 2014 cyber attack against Sony Pictures may have motivated Russian hackers to target U.S. political networks this past year. “Russia may have concluded that they could hack American institutions and there’d be no price...
Exiles: Putin Could Offer Trump a Deal on Cuba
Post-Fidel Castro Havana may lose its long-time protector and guarantor of security, Russia, according to Cuba-watchers in Miami’s community of exiles and dissidents. They predict Russian President Vladimir Putin will offer the incoming Trump administration a free hand to deal with Cuba as it sees fit in return for the United States...
Ukraine Plans Missile Drills Near Crimea Amid Threats From Russia
Ukraine plans to conduct missile test launches near the border with Russian-occupied Crimea this week amid threats from Moscow that it will launch a military strike in retaliation. Kiev’s armed forces are expected to hold the training missile launches on Thursday and Friday. A spokesman for Ukraine’s defense ministry said Wednesday...
Books, Books, Books
When reading for pure pleasure, more often than not I find myself taken by the unexpected, by books that are difficult to categorize. When shopping this holiday season for the reader in your life (all the better if that’s you!) don’t forget to investigate the byways and tributaries of literature published this year, like Tristan...
Russian Tankers Defy EU Ban to Smuggle Jet Fuel to Syria
By Guy Faulconbridge and Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters)–Russian tankers have smuggled jet fuel to Syria through EU waters, bolstering military supplies to a war-torn country where Moscow is carrying out air strikes in support of the government, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. At least two Russian-flagged ships made...
Two Russian Soldiers Detained by Ukraine Near Crimean Border
Two Russian soldiers have been detained by Ukrainian security services near the border with Crimea. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that the two were abducted by the Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, in Crimea on Sunday. The soldiers were identified as Ensign Maxim Evgenyevich Oditsov and Junior Sergeant Alexander Vyacheslavovich Baranov,...
Obama, EU Leaders Agree to Keep Sanctions on Russia
President Obama and leaders of the European Union agreed on Friday to retain sanctions against Russia for its military intervention in Ukraine. The meeting, hosted in Berlin by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, was held amid growing concern that President-elect Donald Trump will ease U.S. policy toward Russia despite Moscow’s military...
Putin Highlights Russia’s Development of New ‘Advanced Weapons Systems’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday underscored Moscow’s pursuit of advanced weapons systems and commitment to maintaining forces that can “neutralize” threats to the country’s security. Russia like other countries is focusing on the development of laser, hypersonic, and robotic weapons, Putin said at a meeting on developing...
Trump, Putin Speak Over the Phone
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone, according to statements released on Monday. Putin congratulated Trump on his “historic” win and the two discussed a number of issues, Trump’s presidential transition team said Monday afternoon. Trump also expressed his interest in cultivating a...
