Special Report: Where Ukraine’s separatists get their weapons
(Reuters) – On the last day of May, a surface-to-air rocket was signed out of a military base near Moscow where it had been stored for more than 20 years. According to the ornate...
Category: Russia
Russia ‘violated 1987 nuclear missile treaty’, says US
Russia has violated a key arms control treaty by testing a nuclear cruise missile, the US government says. Russia tested a ground-launched cruise missile, breaking the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed in 1987 during...
Amateur video appears to show Russia firing into Ukraine
Amateur video appears to show Russia firing into Ukraine
Putin’s inner circle sheds light on his “sinister, lonely life”
Putin’s inner circle reveals Russian leader’s personal world A week after the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight 17, the world’s attention remains focused on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Newsweek writer Ben Judah offers a...
Pentagon confirms 2 Ukrainian fighter jets shot down near Russia border
The Pentagon has confirmed two Ukrainian Sukhoi-25 fighter jets were shot down near the Russian border Wednesday. Ukraine’s Security Council said the jets may have been brought down by missiles fired from Russia, but...
Smoking gun? Intercepted calls point finger at Russian separatists in jet downing
Smoking gun? Intercepted calls point finger at Russian separatists in jet downing Intercepted phone calls purportedly between Russian military intelligence officers and members of a pro-Russian separatist group that appear to capture the moment...
Ukraine conflict: Russia accused of shooting down jet
A Ukrainian security spokesman has accused Russia’s air force of shooting down one of its jets while it was on a mission over Ukrainian territory. Andriy Lysenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and...
Ukraine says Russian army officers fighting with rebels
(Reuters) – Ukraine on Monday accused Russian army officers of fighting alongside separatists in the east of the country and said Moscow was once more building up its troops on the joint border. President...
Ukraine crisis: Russia halts gas supplies to Kiev
Ukraine says Russia has cut off all gas supplies to Kiev, in a major escalation of a dispute between the two nations. “Gas supplies to Ukraine have been reduced to zero,” Ukrainian Energy Minister...
Russian Bombers Fly Within 50 Miles of California Coast
Four Russian strategic bombers triggered U.S. air defense systems while conducting practice bombing runs near Alaska this week, with two of the Tu-95 Bear H aircraft coming within 50 miles of the California coast,...
