Turkey secretly blocked the export of U.S. military-linked goods to Russia following warnings from Washington, the Financial Times reported, citing three anonymous sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Ankara, which originally embraced the role of Moscow’s lifeline from Western sanctions, reportedly made the move in recent weeks without a public announcement due to the […]
Belarus will hold its next presidential election on Jan. 26, the country’s Central Election Commission announced Wednesday. Belarus, a key ally of Russia, has been ruled since 1994 by President Alexander Lukashenko. Since coming to power, Lukashenko has eliminated all forms of opposition in the country. Election authorities said parliament had approved the date of […]
Cytowany przez The Moscow Times Bruno Kahl, szef zagranicznego wywiadu BND, występując przed Bundestagiem, podkreślił, że “w zakresie personelu i materiałów, siły zbrojne Rosji prawdopodobnie będą zdolne do przeprowadzenia ataku przeciwko NATO najpóźniej do końca tej dekady”. Zaznaczył również, że bezpośrednie starcie między Moskwą a kierowanym przez USA sojuszem wojskowym staje się “opcją dla Rosji”. […]
South Korea should be wary of intelligence manipulation for political reasons or hasty retaliatory action against the North for its alleged involvement in the Ukraine war, critics warn, with Washington yet to confirm if Pyongyang had deployed troops to join their Russian counterparts. The comments come as Seoul reportedly considered sending a team of intelligence […]
Russian officials, businesses and media have been reporting shortages of workers across different sectors of the economy for over a year. Now some are saying that the reality of labor deficit is a new reality that the country will have to live with in the coming years. “There will never be cheap labor in our […]
A Moscow court sentenced Oscar-nominated film producer Alexander Rodnyansky to eight-and-a-half years jail in absentia on Monday for spreading “fake” information about the Russian army. Rodnyansky, 63, was born in Kyiv but spent most of his career in Russia, producing dozens of TV series and movies there including Oscar-nominated crime drama “Leviathan.” He left the […]
Moscow: Donald Trump does not observe information hygiene The remarks that former US President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump made about his threats to strike the center of Moscow are part of his election campaign, the Kremlin official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Photo: flickr.com by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0 One can hear “a […]
Ukraine said on Sunday it had targeted a crucial Russian explosives factory, located about 750 kilometers (470 miles) from the border, in an overnight drone attack. Kyiv has repeatedly launched drone attacks deep into Russian territory, seeking to hit energy and military sites that it says are key to supplying Moscow’s invading army. A source […]
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in two and a half years on Sunday as a decision was expected regarding Vucic’s participation in the BRICS summit this week. Serbia, a European Union candidate, has refused to impose sanctions on Russia, maintaining close and friendly relations. However, […]