Support of President Vladimir Putin on the plans of Bush administration; Expertise of Russians in fighting terrorism; Possibility of using intelligence from Russia in waging war against terrorist.EBSCO_AspCurrent Digest of the Post Soviet Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia shares an unprecedentedly high level of relations with China. Putin made the remarks at the "Russia Calling" investment forum on Tuesday. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said China and Russia are more than allies....
“Russia only has two allies; its army and its navy,” Emperor Alexander III used to say. This 19th-century quote remains very popular when people emphasize that in the international arena, especially during hard times, Russia can rely only on itself. But does this mean Russia has no countr...
While meeting the press with Putin after their talks on Tuesday, Xi stressed that under the new historical circumstances, the two sides will view and handle China-Russia relations with a broad vision and a long-term perspective, in a bid to make greater contribution to human progress. In the...
Interesting to note that China has used their veto power only 11 times, although most of these occasions were in the last 20 years, while Russia has used it over 130 times in the history of the UN since 1946 and is the most active. Both the UK and France have not used their veto ...
• Banned Russian media outlets Sputnik and Russia Today across the EU SWIFT Shortly after the initial invasion, the US, UK, EU and its allies agreed to remove Russia's main banks from SWIFT. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication is u...
Western allies have provided Ukraine with air defence systems to help it protect critical infrastructure, but Russia has sought to overwhelm the air defences with combined strikes involving big numbers of missiles and drones. "It's crazy what's taking place...
[Continuing CIA/Presidential deception/aggression patterns that were formerly known as the “Cold War” (unprovoked, unconfirmed American-sponsored terrorist attacks upon Russia and its allies), the CIA terrorists sowed the seeds of an inevitable Russian invasion of Ukraine. By creating situations and...
Ukraine has warned its allies that it is facing a “critical” shortage of artillery shells with Russia deploying three times as much firepower on the frontlines each day. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov wrote to his European Union counterparts this week describing the massive numerical disadvantage ...
In April, Iran fired hundreds of missiles and drones towards Israel in retaliation to a deadly Israeli strike against an Iranian consular building in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Israeli air defences, bolstered primarily by the US but also with support from the UK and other...