Russia officially stands up its own cyber warfare troops

Russia officially stands up its own cyber warfare troops

In a speech to the Russian parliament, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the formation of a new information warfare branch of the Russian military, according to the Associated Press. The public announcement comes at a time of major, and not-so secret, military revitalization of the Russian military. Across their army, air force, and navy, the […]

Pentagon officials think Russia is testing Trump

Pentagon officials think Russia is testing Trump

According to some officials within the Pentagon, Russia’s recent aggression toward the United States has been a part of an effort to test President Trump’s response to such actions. In the past few weeks, the Russian military has deployed a new medium-range, nuclear capable ballistic missile in to an undisclosed location, a clear violation of […]

Putin’s Mercs

Putin’s Mercs

Since 9/11, the United States has experienced an incredible inflation of Private Military Contractors.  Meanwhile, both allies and adversaries have noted this development, inspiring them to start their own Private Military Companies.  In the last week we have seen an interesting story about a small Jihadi group in Syria attempting to brand themselves as a […]

Heads of U.S. and Russian military meet for first time since 2014

Heads of U.S. and Russian military meet for first time since 2014

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford will meet today with his Russian counterpart, General Valery Gerasimov, to discuss U.S.-Russian military relations at a time of seemingly heightened tensions. The meeting between the two military leaders will be the first face-to-face meeting of its kind since the Russian annexation of Crimea in […]

Cease-fire frays in Syria’s south as rebels launch new offensive

Cease-fire frays in Syria’s south as rebels launch new offensive

BEIRUT — A cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia two months ago is fraying along Syria’s southern border as rebel forces launch their largest offensive in the area in more than a year. Monitors, activists and an aid group said fighting between opposition and pro-government forces raged for a fourth day Wednesday in the southern […]

Trump demands Russia return Crimea, while seeking their support elsewhere

Trump demands Russia return Crimea, while seeking their support elsewhere

President Trump expects Russia to abandon its claim over the Crimean Peninsula, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said today. Sanctions imposed by the United States during the Obama Administration will remain in place, until Russia ‘returns’ Crimea to the Ukrainian government. The announcement is in line with others from the Trump Administration. On February 2nd, […]

Russian spy ship spotted off US coast

Russian spy ship spotted off US coast

A Russian spy ship was spotted patrolling off the coast of Delaware on Tuesday — the same day it emerged that the Kremlin secretly deployed new cruise missiles and buzzed a US Navy destroyer, according to a report. The Russian ship SSV-175 Viktor Leonov was in international waters, 70 miles from Delaware, as it sailed […]

In first under Trump, Russian jets buzzed a U.S. destroyer at close range

In first under Trump, Russian jets buzzed a U.S. destroyer at close range

Multiple Russian aircraft buzzed a U.S. destroyer patrolling in the Black Sea last week, in an incident the captain of the American ship called “unsafe,” the Pentagon said Tuesday. The three flybys occurred on Feb. 10 and were first reported by the Washington Free Beacon. Lt. Col. David Faggard, a U.S. European Command spokesman, said the USS Porter, […]

Report: Russia could send Edward Snowden back to the US as a ‘gift’ to Trump

Report: Russia could send Edward Snowden back to the US as a ‘gift’ to Trump

Russia could return Edward Snowden to the US as a “gift” to President Donald Trump, according to two US intelligence sources cited by NBC News on Friday. One unnamed official, who NBC said gleaned information from “a series of highly sensitive intelligence reports,” said such a move could be an attempt to “curry favor” with […]

Russian media leap on French presidential candidate with rumors and innuendo

Russian media leap on French presidential candidate with rumors and innuendo

MOSCOW — As seen through a Russian television set, the upcoming French elections are the dirtiest in history, a shameful public display of the cronyism and liberal decay that the Kremlin says are tearing Europe apart. “The stakes [of the election] are high, so they’re digging up kompromat on just about everyone,” said Dmitry Kiselyov, […]

Putin critic, who said he was poisoned in 2015, falls into coma

Putin critic, who said he was poisoned in 2015, falls into coma

MOSCOW — A leader of the Russian opposition who has been a vocal critic of what he calls a Kremlin policy of assassinating political enemies has fallen into a life-threatening coma caused by an unknown poison, his wife said on Monday. The diagnosis of what ailed Vladimir Kara-Murza came at a delicate political moment for […]

Past US relations with Ukraine, a diplomatic overview

Past US relations with Ukraine, a diplomatic overview

The crisis in Ukraine is reaching a tipping point, and the U.S. is expected to act or draft policy concerning Ukraine. Russia may be testing the US, and our interest to intervene in Ukraine. If they discover we are not likely to act when they do – this behavior and their influence might expand. Russia […]