Russia foils terror attack on Saint Petersburg, acting on information received from US, President Putin thanks President Trump

Russia foils terror attack on Saint Petersburg, acting on information received from US, President Putin thanks President Trump

Moscow/Washington: A possible terror attack on the city of Saint Petersburg, against the background of the new year has been foiled. Russia claimed that the intel provided by the US agencies helped foil the potential attack. Reportedly, President Vladimir Putin has personally thanked President Trump over the telephone for providing vital information.   Ahead of the […]

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Russia will complete ‘Nord Stream 2’ despite the US sanctions, warns Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russia will complete ‘Nord Stream 2’ despite the US sanctions, warns Russian President Vladimir Putin

Moscow/Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the United States that Russia will complete the ambitious Nord Stream 2 project, despite the sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump. A European company announced its withdrawal from the project, within a few hours of the imposition of sanctions. Therefore, there is a possibility that the project may […]

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US Cyber Command plans to launch cyberattacks on Russia, claims US daily

US Cyber Command plans to launch cyberattacks on Russia, claims US daily

Washington: The US Cyber Command is planning to launch cyberattacks on Russia given the US Presidential elections scheduled to be held in 2020. Claims have surfaced of Russia launching cyberattacks on the US systems to interfere in the US Presidential elections in 2016. A leading US daily, therefore, stated that to prevent Russian interference in […]

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Russia closely watching the US missile deployment in Europe and Asia-Pacific  

Russia closely watching the US missile deployment in Europe and Asia-Pacific  

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that ‘Russia will be closely following the missile deployment of the United States, who withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Russia will specifically be more vigilant regarding the US missile deployment in Europe and Asia-Pacific Sector.’ President Putin also declared that Russia is ahead of the […]

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Russia claims success in testing its sovereign internet – ‘RuNet’ disconnected from the world wide web

Russia claims success in testing its sovereign internet – ‘RuNet’ disconnected from the world wide web

Moscow: The Russian government claimed that it was successful in testing an exclusive internet service for Russia, severing all the connectivity with the global internet. The government informed that the trials were conducted last week in which state-run agencies, Russian internet service companies as also enterprises providing local internet services participated. The Russian government passed […]

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European company withdraws from Nord Stream 2 after US sanctions, criticise Russia and Germany

European company withdraws from Nord Stream 2 after US sanctions, criticise Russia and Germany

Washington/Moscow: US President Donald Trump signed the proposal for imposing sanctions against the ambitious Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. European company ‘Allseas’ withdrew from the project, within hours of the signing of the order. This withdrawal has rocked the project and Russia, as well as Germany, have fired strong salvos of […]

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Syria and Russia intensify attacks on Idlib, 18,000 displaced in one day

Syria and Russia intensify attacks on Idlib, 18,000 displaced in one day

Damascus: A UK-based human rights organisation claimed that the Syrian and Russia forces carried out more than 400 airstrikes in Syria’s Idlib over the last 24 hours. As a result, more than 18,000 refugees have fled Idlib towards the Turkish border in the previous 24 hours. Also, more than 80,000 refugees are said to have […]

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24 killed in Syrian and Russian airstrikes on Idlib

24 killed in Syrian and Russian airstrikes on Idlib

Damascus: 24 people were killed in the airstrikes carried out by Syria and Russia in the rebel dominated Idlib province. The Syrian human rights organisation criticised that the dead include many children. This is the second major strike by Syria and Russia in this region. More than 12,000 people have migrated from Idlib because of […]

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NATO exercises near the western Russian border nothing but a preparation for war, says Russian defence chief General Gerasimov

NATO exercises near the western Russian border nothing but a preparation for war, says Russian defence chief General Gerasimov

Moscow: The NATO military movements have increased in the Baltic countries and Black Sea along with Poland. Russian Defence Chief General Valeri Gerasimov criticised that these war exercises in this region are nothing but a preparation for a war. As the fundamental stand of the NATO is anti-Russia, the war exercises become suspicious, said General […]

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Russia criticises US ballistic missile test; China supports Russia

Russia criticises US ballistic missile test; China supports Russia

Washington/Moscow/Beijing: Reactions have been received from Russia along with China, over the test of a ballistic missile conducted by the US air force, in the last week. Russia criticised that the United States was responsible for scrapping the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which is proved by the US test of this ballistic missile. Whereas, […]

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