Moscow: Challenging the financial domination of the United States, Russia has started purchasing gold more aggressively. In March, the Russian central bank had reportedly purchased over 18 tonnes of gold. With the purchase, the Russian foreign exchange reserves have climbed to a whopping $487 billion while the gold reserves surged by a record 18%. A […]
Kiev/Moscow: Ukraine claimed to have busted a major Russian plot, to carry out saboteur activities, given the Presidential elections to be held in Ukraine, on Sunday. Eight people including two Russian agents were arrested in connection to the matter. Ukraine also accused the group of being behind the killing of chief of the Ukrainian secret […]
Crimea: Russian President Vladimir Putin assured the people of Crimea that Russia is standing firmly behind them saying, ‘Only the foundation has been laid for development in Crimea, and we will put all our energy behind achieving our objective. Russia has happily accepted you as its own. Now we are together. Therefore, our goals will […]
Washington/Kiev: There is a new addition to the tension reigning, since the last few weeks, between Russia and Ukraine. Russia has deployed nuclear missile launchers near the Ukrainian border. This is the second major military movement by Russia near the Ukrainian border. Meanwhile, a senior Ukrainian military official has said that Ukraine is prepared to […]
Kiev: There are signs of a dispute flaring up between Russia and Ukraine. The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations, Volodymyr Yelchenko accused Russia of militarizing Crimea, the region that it had sliced out of Ukraine three years ago. Yelchenko said that these Russian military movements are a threat to the Ukrainian security. The efforts […]
Donetsk : The Moscow-aligned Russian seperatists in Eastern Ukraine have proclaimed establishment of a new nation “Malorossiya” or Little Russia. On Tuesday, Alexander Zakharchenko the leader of the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ (DNR), announced this. Zakharshenko in his proclamation stated that the region under the custody of the separatists, including the current Ukraine, will be a […]
Moscow/Washington : By raising the bogey that Russia is a threat to the European countries, the US has so far managed to keep a permanent grip on these countries. However, US may not be able to use this ploy of Russia being an enemy, for a long time nor retain its influence over these countries. […]
Kiev: While the US has made demands to Russia over the ‘Crimea‘ conflict and the Ukraine Government has imposed restrictions on Russian banks, NATO has deployed 4 warships in Ukraine. These warships were from Germany, Poland, Spain and Turkey. In the last month, NATO had decided upon to increase its naval strength against Russia. The […]
Brussels: While the current political leaders in Europe seem threatened by Donald Trump‘s victory in the US, pro-Russian leaders are on the rise in Eastern Europe. In the elections held on Sunday in Bulgaria and Moldova, pro-Russia candidates appear to have been elected. Two pro-Russian presidential candidates being elected at the same time in two […]
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of resorting to terror plots, instead of resolving the issue of Crimea through negotiations. On Wednesday, the Russian intelligence agencies announced to have thwarted a plot of terror attacks in Crimea and smashed a Ukrainian spy network in Crimea. It was on this background that the Russian President […]