US bolts Cold War missile treaty as Russia warns of arms race
AFP | The United States said Friday it would exit a landmark Cold War nuclear missile treaty due to purported violations by Russia, which has...
Putin praises ‘unbroken’ Leningrad on anniversary of wartime siege
AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised Saint Petersburg's "unbroken" spirit as Russia marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the World...
China, Russia side with Maduro as US backs Venezuela challenger
AFP | The United States, Britain, and major South American nations recognized opposition chief Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader Thursday but China and Russia...
Rich Russians flock to Florida to deliver American babies
AFP | In southern Florida's Sunny Isles Beach, Russian tourists Anna and Helen sip coffee with their husbands and newborn babies: a common scene in...
Parade to mark wartime siege stirs anger in Saint Petersburg
AFP | Plans for a military parade in Saint Petersburg marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the siege of Leningrad have provoked an...
Players’ Skewed Maps complicate Eurasia’s 21st Century Great Game – Dr. James M Dorsey
Dr. James M Dorsey | The United States and China are playing Eurasia’s 21st-century Great Game from different but equally skewed maps. While the US...
Russia avoids new doping penalties over missed deadline
AFP | Russia remains under scrutiny even though it will not be punished for missing a December deadline to allow access to the Moscow laboratory...
Russian row over ‘Siege of Leningrad’ black comedy
AFP | A "blasphemous" re-telling of one of the darkest moments in Soviet history or a much-needed comment on modern Russia? A new comedy set...
Turkey can’t leverage US-Russia tensions in Syria forever
M K Bhadrakumar | Turkey has so far played Washington and Moscow off against each other over the Syrian situation by leveraging its importance as...
The new Arms Race in the 21st century – Dr. Zafar Jaspal
Dr. Zafar Jaspal | The bipartisan nuclear arms control framework constituted during the Cold War is in the process of expiring. On 20 October 2018,...
The New Cold War may never arrive – M K Bhadrakumar
M K Bhadrakumar | An old Italian friend and a noted Sinologist based in Beijing representing a Vatican paper, Francesco Sisci wrote apropos an article...
Russian army starts patrols around Manbij in North Syria
AFP | Russian military police have begun patrolling around the Syrian city of Manbij, a spokesman said, moving into an area once held by US-backed...