U.S. General: Trump won’t take confrontational approach with Russia
Trump, Crimea and the meeting RBTH: General, imagine that Crimea happened today. How would Trump have reacted? Paul E. Vallely: I think he would have wanted to talk to Putin and say “Hey, what’s going...
View ArticleMoscow to Beijing: Russia’s ‘Forrest Gump’ to run 5,000 miles in 200 days
Alexander Kaper: "We receive a lot of response on social media.' / Press photo Russian marathon runner Alexander Kaper plans to run 5,000 miles from Moscow to the capital of China in 200 days, going...
View ArticleRussia’s Kikoriki, Legend of the Golden Dragon is coming to the U.S.
The Russian animated film, Kikoriki, Legend of the Golden Dragon, will be in U.S. movie theaters on March 3, said the production company, Ricky, in a press release, TASS reports. "On March 3, the...
View ArticleRussian army general loses both legs to mine explosion in Syria
Major General Peter Melugin, head of the department for combat training at the headquarters of the Western military district, was seriously injured during the battle for Palmyra in Syria. This is the...
View ArticleWill Russia rejoice if the EU falls apart? Unlikely
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, to be solemnly marked on March 25, European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker floated an assortment of roadmaps to be chosen for a united...
View ArticleMontenegro asks Russia to assist in coup attempt investigation
Montenegro sent an official inquiry to the Russian Prosecutor General's Office with a request for assistance in connection with the investigation into a coup attempt that took place in October. The...
View ArticleDepicting Americans through the lens of Russian cinema
For a long time, the Soviet Union and the U.S. tried to understand each other, including through the prism of cinema. Obviously, in conditions of ideological confrontation the film characters were...
View ArticleNATO and Russia need dialogue to ensure security in Europe - NATO official
NATO and Russia need to continue dialogue in the interests of security in Europe, Jamie Shea, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, told TASS on March 3. "The...
View ArticleOfficial: Plan for security at Egypt's airports fulfilled by more than 90%
The plan for security measures at the Egyptian airports has been fulfilled by more than 90 percent, and four positions are still to be accomplished, speaker of the Russian parliament's upper house...
View ArticleMedia: Iran tests successfully Russian S-300 missile system
Iran’s Air Defense conducted a successful test of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system it has purchased from Russia in an exercise involving local experts, the Tasnim News Agency wrote on March 4....
View ArticleKremlin: Russia ready to continue fighting ISIS on its own
Russia is ready to continue fighting the Islamic State terrorist organization even without the U.S., the Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told TASS on March 3. "Moscow anyway...
View ArticleUkrainian radicals block rail lines on border with Russia
Radicals responsible for the railway blockade of Donbass have started erecting barriers to block the railway line near the town of Konotop in the Sumy region bordering Russia, in order to obstruct rail...
View ArticleRussia interested in Mir payment system operation abroad
Russia is interested in operation of the Mir national payment system abroad, primarily in the countries, tourist destinations for Russians, Speaker of the Federation Council (Russian parliament’s upper...
View ArticlePilot of Syrian plane that crashed near border with Turkey found
The Turkish rescue team has found the wounded pilot of Syrian air force plane that crashed earlier in Turkey's southern Hatay province, the Daily Sabah reported on March 5. The pilot was taken to...
View Article5 cheapest ways to travel through the world’s largest country
We know how it is: You’ve finally made it to Russia and you’re ready to do everything you’ve been planning. But all the tickets and rides and passes are adding up, and soon enough you feel like you’re...
View ArticleNigerian pirates free Russian sailors
The pirates, who in early February attacked in Nigerian waters the BBC Caribbean, freed all eight sailors - seven Russians and one Ukrainian national, Sevastopol's human rights ombudsman Pavel Butsai...
View ArticleWhy the Russo-Japanese joint plan for the Kurils faces roadblocks
On Mar. 18, a new round of negotiations is expected to take place between the Japanese and Russian foreign ministries. In the lead up to the talks, the Japanese media has reported on the possible areas...
View ArticleWhy activists' anti-corruption investigations go nowhere in Russia
On March 2, opposition politician Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) accused Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of secretly owning luxury properties and vineyards in Russia and...
View ArticleRussian female arrested in Turkey in connection with Karlov's murder
Russian citizen Yekaterina B. has been arrested by the Turkish police on suspicion of being involved in the murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, the A Haber TV channel reported on...
View ArticleHalf of Russians do not want a female president
The number of Russians against women in politics grew from 20 percent to 30 percent over the past year, reported the Levada Center. In addition, more than half of Russians do not want to see a woman as...
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