Chemical strike in Syria: Who is behind it and what might happen next? At least 72 people are dead after the chemical attack in the Syrian province of Idlib. 06.04.2017
Montenegro's Accession as Clear Signal That NATO's Eastward Expansion Goes On. On Tuesday, the US Senate voted in favor of Montenegro's admission into NATO. 05.04.2017
Why do the Kremlin and Trump speak different political languages? As President Trump is increasingly forced to embrace the Washington elite’s anti-Russian line, the chances of a productive and mutually-beneficial relationship between Russia and the U. 04.04.2017
Trump's Shift on Assad Gives Hope to Syria, Prompts McCain's Resentment. Washington's foreign policy shift toward Syria apparently signals that the Trump administration has recognized that their predecessors' Syrian strategy was highly inefficient. 03.04.2017
Why Moscow and Beijing are really afraid of the U.S. THAAD in South Korea. Due to a number of limitations the THAAD missile defense system does not directly pose a major risk to Russia and China. 02.04.2017
'Facing Political Reality': Washington Changes Mind About Assad, Middle East The White House's recent statements confirming that the US is no longer focused on ousting Syrian President Bashar Assad indicates a change in Washington's policy on Syria and the Middle East, according to Vladimir Lepekhin, head of the Moscow-based EurAsEC Institute think tank. 01.04.2017
Drills With Russian-Speaking Extras Mean NATO 'Preparing for Ukrainian Scenario' Germany's recently published job offer for Russian "extras" for US and NATO military drills caused vivid reaction among media and politicians. 31.03.2017
Open Season: German BND on the Lookout for 'Turkish Spies' Germany’s Federal Prosecutor's Office has launched a probe into suspected spying by Turkish security services on supporters of Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating a failed military coup in July 2016, Munich-based newsmagazine Focus wrote. 30.03.2017
Putin Asks Russian Govt. to Speed Up Preparation of Arctic Development Program President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian government on Wednesday to expedite the preparation of a revised version of a state program on Arctic development. 29.03.2017
Brothers-in-Arms: Russia Helps Serbia to Modernize Its Air Force Fleet Serbia with Moscow’s aid is set to modernize its air force fleet, though apart from relying on Russia’s MiG jet fighter aircraft it also depends on its own potential, which it accumulated since the time of Yugoslavia. 28.03.2017
Syrian Battleground: Why Russo-Israeli Relations are 'Essential' for Tel-Aviv Amid growing tensions over Israeli airstrikes in Syria, Seth J. 27.03.2017
China-Pakistan Parade: Is Beijing Sealing Role of Top Player in Asia-Pacific? Chinese troops took part in the Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad for the first time earlier this week, in what some experts said was a sign of closer bilateral ties, while others pointed to Beijing's growing regional clout. 26.03.2017
Not My Fault: Trump Deflects Blame for Health Care Defeat US President Donald Trump said his party's proposed health care bill, the American Health Care Act, came very close to getting the votes it needed, but that it failed due to a lack of Democratic support - despite his party controlling both houses of Congress. 25.03.2017
French Senator: Le Pen Met Putin to Boost Credibility as Presidential Hopeful French lawmaker Yves Pozzo di Borgo claims that Marine Le Pen was hoping to boost her personal credibility ahead of the upcoming election in France by meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin. 24.03.2017
West 'Anxious' Trying to Find 'Way Out' of Ukrainian Conundrum On Tuesday, a group of representatives from the United States, Spain and the Czech Republic arrived in Lviv for a three-day examination of Ukrainian military facilities. 23.03.2017
At Least Four Dead in Westminster Attack in London, Some 20 Injured At least four people are dead as a result of the terrorist attack outside the UK parliament, the head of counterterror policing said. 22.03.2017
Dozen Most Insane Statements From US Congress’ Hearing on ‘Russian Spying’ Monday’s exhausting five-hour congressional hearing on Russia’s alleged meddling into the US presidential election produced quite a bit of breaking news -- but also downright crazy statements you’d more expect to hear from conspiracy theorists rather than US Representatives. 21.03.2017
Turkey 'Hears Footsteps of Fascism' Reviving in Germany – Deputy Prime Minister Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus claims that fascism is reviving in Germany with Turkey "hearing its footsteps". 20.03.2017
‘Without any hesitation’: Erdogan vows to reinstate death penalty Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he would approve the reinstatement of capital punishment in Turkey “without any hesitation” as he drummed up support for the upcoming constitutional referendum. 19.03.2017
Kremlin Spokesman: Crimean Reunification With Russia Rescue of the Whole Nation Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the RBC media outlet that Crimean reunification with Russia was a rescue of Crimean people adding that Russia copes with negative consequences of western sanctions. 18.03.2017
