Putin tops Russians’ trust ratings with 80% support The latest public opinion poll has shown that 80 percent of Russians approve of Vladimir Putin’s work in general. Putin also topped the trust rating of Russian politicians followed by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergey L[...]
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Russia Denies Responsibility for Dirty Tricks at Dem. Convention
Lavrov Dismisses Claims Moscow Behind Democrats’ Email Hack Trump Credits One Of ‘Our Friends’ In Russia, China With DNC Hack BY KATHERINE KRUEGER Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday brushed aside accusations that Moscow was behind the hacking of Democratic[...]
China, Russia pledge “unswerving” partnership
BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin vowed to unswervingly deepen their strategic partnership of coordination during their talks Saturday afternoon in Beijing. The two heads of state agreed to beef up mutual support and enhance pol[...]
BREXIT: Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Compares Brexit to the fall of the Soviet Union.
.While it’s “unreasonable to draw direct parallels,” it’s obvious that the U.K. is going through a “turbulent, confusing and unpredictable period,” Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call Monday. Russia “has gone through the collapse of the Soviet Union and many generations c[...]
Whose flag adorns the word’s largest yacht?
The seas around Monaco and other holiday hotspots for the super-rich are about to get even more crowded with the delivery of the world’s fourth longest superyacht. Owned by one of Arsenal FC’s majority shareholders, Dilbar measures 156 metres (511.8ft) and is the largest yacht in the world in t[...]
Russia’s Answer to Trumpism
Russia mulls specialized prisons for terrorists to curb recruitment Russian authorities are toying with the idea of opening up a separate prison network for inmates accused of terror-related offenses. The main rationale behind the idea is to prevent the extremist recruitment of lesser offenders in g[...]
Russia Tech
World’s 1st para-drop air defense complex to protect Russian forces An air-droppable missile defense complex is being developed for Russia’s airborne forces to ensure that after landing, troops have the means to secure the skies and prevent inbound airstrikes. The system will be the first operat[...]
Russian Racism, Sponsored by Coke
Based on a report by Mitchell Polman in The Daily Beast Americans might have a hard time recognizing racism as seen from the Russian POV. The reporter for the Beast describes a segment devoted to the “Texas separatist movement” with many tight shots of angry and downright nasty looking peop[...]
David Brewster: The Putin connection with American Politics
David Brewster An interesting essay on the Putin connection with American politics and how it foretells a new age of influencing political outcomes in other countries. The author writes: “The signature Russian intelligence operation of the future, and indeed of the present, is not going to unf[...]