Vladimir Putin

Russian Tupolev-22M3 bombers and Sukhoi-34 fighter bombers used Iran’s Hamadan air base to strike a range of targets in Syria. Russia is teaming up with Iran in an effort to defeat ISIS.  It is believed to be the first time Iran has allowed a foreign nation to use its territory as a base of military […]

The Russian occupying authorities suspended, for unknown reasons, the handling of citizens and vehicles crossing the administrative border with Crimea.

While Russia races to catch up to the United States in one particular aspect of orbital reconnaissance—that is, imagery detail—the United States is plotting a sort of technological sidestep that could actually extend its lead over its rivals in space-based espionage.

Screw these guys, we’re going to have own Olympics – with blackjack and hookers!

Nothing, once again, as to the very serious implications of this affair for the American political process.

Say you’re approached by someone who wants to talk to you, present some sort of deal, invite you for some quiet and private conversation.

Things are heating up with the fight against ISIL in Syria.  Russia is deploying its only aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean sea in a show of force. The Russians are doing their best to match the United States in the war in Syria. Russia’s state run media TASS reports that Vladimir  Putin is now sending Russia’s only […]

With the resurgence of Russian airpower in the Baltic region, recent clashes have led even the Russians to take a look at air safety measures. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he accepted his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto’s proposal to develop aviation security measures in the Baltic region.  Primarily, the issue involves Russian aircraft not flying around […]

American leadership forces the focus on Daesh (ISIS,) as the global threat while Russia expands in a threatening and alarming rate across the globe.

Deploying nuclear warheads in Kaliningrad would be a separate and serious phase of escalation, he said. Konovalov said arming the missiles with nuclear warheads would be a return to a full-scale Cold War, something he said nobody wanted.

A special operations air assault exercise that demonstrated forced entry. It rounded off an exercise that included training on the land, at sea and in the air. An opportunity for Poland to prove that it not only can defend itself, but that it can also work with its NATO allies and partners, testing their ability, readiness and interoperability.

In Kiev, he was seen as a bloody and ruthless war criminal – a Kremlin agent sent by Moscow to wreak havoc in Ukraine. In Russia, he was portrayed as a valiant military hero, leading the local rebel forces in their fight against Kiev.