Trump-Putin alliance would make ‘war more likely’

Trump-Putin alliance would make ‘war more likely’

In a letter published at 9th of January, seventeen former and current leaders of the European Union, warn President elect Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin is not a friend of the United States. -Vasilis Chronopoulos Europe and the United States will face negative consequences if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump seeks an alliance with Russian President […]

Amid hacking row, pressure builds on Trump to soften pro-Russia rhetoric

Amid hacking row, pressure builds on Trump to soften pro-Russia rhetoric

President-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow Republicans who are pushing for a harsher response to what American spy agencies say was the Kremlin’s meddling in the U.S. presidential election. The tacit acknowledgement on Sunday by his incoming chief of staff, Reince Priebus, that Russia […]

Russia is using the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to prepare for the next major war

Russia is using the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to prepare for the next major war

On April 26, 1937 the world got its first taste of the impact of strategic air power.   German aircraft belonging to the Condor Legion attacked the Basque city of Guernica. Ignoring military targets and concentrating on the civilian population, German planes killed somewhere around 1500 people and wounded thousands more. The gutted shell of the […]

President-elect vows to set up safe zones and hints at 5th Special Forces Group

President-elect vows to set up safe zones and hints at 5th Special Forces Group

Trump expressed both a desire to eliminate ISIS and concern for the lives lost in Syria, which means it’s likely he’ll take action with 5th Special Forces Group and JSOC. The President-elect Donald Trump made comments vowing to set up ‘safe zones’ in Syria. He made the comments in acknowledgment of the humanitarian crisis in […]

Russia announces military drawdown in Syria

Russia announces military drawdown in Syria

MOSCOW—Russia’s top general said Friday his country would draw down its military presence in Syria, starting with a withdrawal of its warships from the eastern Mediterranean. Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia’s general staff, said Russia would withdraw the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov from the waters off the coast of Syria. The ships deployed […]

Le Pen shouldn’t count on Putin’s money

Le Pen shouldn’t count on Putin’s money

Marine Le Pen’s party (National Front) has benefited from Russian money along with other eurosceptic parties. But now the Russians want their money back. The Kremlin may support Western nationalists, as they mean weaker opposition to its plans, but only if they have a shot at winning   -Vasilis Chronopoulos The 11 million ($11.5 million) euros in loans the French National […]

Declassified report says Putin ‘ordered’ effort to undermine faith in U.S. election and help Trump

Declassified report says Putin ‘ordered’ effort to undermine faith in U.S. election and help Trump

Russia carried out a comprehensive cybercampaign to upend the U.S. presidential election, an operation that was ordered by Russian President Vladi­mir Putin and “aspired to help” elect Donald Trump by discrediting his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded in a report released Friday. The report depicts Russian interference as unprecedented in scale, saying […]

Russians get their bubba on at fantasy combat ranch in St. Petersburg

Russians get their bubba on at fantasy combat ranch in St. Petersburg

In a half-lit basement on a side street in St. Petersburg, 18 men holding reproduction Makarov pistols were fumbling through an exercise, racking the slides, taking aim and firing. Click, click, click, click, click. Repeat. Denis Gariev, the instructor, called out to pause the training. He was not about to air his political views, an ethnic […]

Assange claims Russia not behind email hack.

Assange claims Russia not behind email hack.

The American public might be forced to begin to conduct their own information due diligence. The media relays information and the public consumes. When there’s commentary, it’s often skewed, and when there’s no commentary and analysis skewed and uninformed conclusions form. Both are dangerous. In this era of politics, amid a crumbling of the post […]

Behind Russia’s Cyber strategy

Behind Russia’s Cyber strategy

MOSCOW—Russia’s military laid out what is now seen as a blueprint for cyberwarfare with a 2013 article in a professional journal by Gen. Valery Gerasimov, the chief of Russia’s General Staff. Cyberspace, wrote Gen. Gerasimov, “opens wide asymmetrical possibilities for reducing the fighting potential of the enemy.” At the time, Russia’s military was absorbing the lessons […]

Putin Declines to retaliate in move praised by Trump

Putin Declines to retaliate in move praised by Trump

MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin said Russia wouldn’t expel U.S. diplomats in response to new U.S. sanctions despite the recommendation of his foreign minister, a move that seemed aimed at embarrassing the Obama Administration while expressing hope for stronger U.S. relations once President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Mr. Putin’s decision came after Russia’s top diplomat, Sergei Lavrov, […]