Russian paratroopers march outside Moscow on April 20, 2011 (AFP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova)
Moscow (AFP) - Up to 2,000 Russian soldiers took part in drills in the country's west on Wednesday as Moscow conducted an inspection of its paratrooper units in the latest show of strength likely to alarm its neighbours.
Pro-Russian separatists ride tanks in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lugansk on February 21, 2015 (AFP Photo/Vasily Maximov)
Washington (AFP) - Russia wants to secure a land corridor in eastern Ukraine that could include Mariupol but pro-Moscow rebels may wait until the spring to attack the strategic port city, the US spy chief said Thursday.
U.S. military combat vehicles rolled through Narva, a city in eastern Estonia that borders Russia, on the eve of Estonia’s Independence Day. (QPERTY via YouTube)
As Gordon Duff reported here Tuesday – and as discussed on today’s False Flag Weekly News (posted above – click here for story links) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing the release of Russian satellite photos and other evidence showing that 9/11 was a false-flag operation by treasonous elements of the American national security community.
Ukrainian soldiers preparing on Sunday to go to the town of Debaltseve, which came under heavy fire from separatists. CreditManu Brabo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
WASHINGTON — With Russian-backed separatists pressing their attacks in Ukraine, NATO’s military commander, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, now supports providing defensive weapons and equipment to Kiev’s beleaguered forces, and an array of administration and military officials appear to be edging toward that position, American officials said Sunday.
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President Vladimir Putin.
The Russian central bank's rate drop last week will not be enough to prevent the country's banking system from posting heavy losses this year, which could run to as much as 1 trillion rubles ($14.5 billion; £9.6 billion).
