– – Sergei Naryshkin PHOTO: Reuters – The United States and its Western allies want to destroy Russia, according to the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin, BTA reported. “The masks have fallen. The West does not just want to surround Russia with a new Iron Curtain,” he said. “We are talking about … Read more
After Russia announced that its troops were withdrawing after completing exercises near the border with Ukraine, Moscow insisted that predictions that it could be just minutes from ordering a full-scale invasion had proved untrue. In a fiery statement Tuesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova spoke contemptuously of reports and claims by US and European officials … Read more
The West is examining whether Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are ready to accept 1,000 NATO troops Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing the worst-case scenario for Ukraine with a full-scale invasion of the country. This was stated by the British military, quoted by the Daily Mail. The region around Ukraine has been on the brink … Read more
Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs – – Talks about the possibility of these two countries joining NATO have intensified in recent weeks amid disputes between Russia and the West over the concentration of Russian forces near the border with Ukraine. The United States has always said it would be happy to … Read more
– – VLADIMIR PUTIN PHOTO: Reuters – Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will consider a number of options if the West does not respond to his call for security assurances on NATO enlargement to Ukraine, the Associated Press reported. Asked what Moscow’s reaction would be, Putin said in a statement on Russian state … Read more