Malaysia deflects blame away from Russia for MH17 disaster

Russia should not be considered guilty of shooting down Boeing aircraft Flight MH17 that crashed over Ukraine in 2014, Malaysia's Minister for Transport Anthony Loke told ChannelNews Asia. [embedded content] Malaysian Boeing could be downed by Ukrainian fighter jets "There is no convincing evidence to blame Russia on the basis of the data...

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Triumph of Western sanity: It was the Russians who sank the Titanic

By Vasily Amirdzhanov The plot of the British Skripal tale has made competition to the good old 007 saga. Even Joan Rowling's Harry Potter stories pale in comparison with the psychedelic tale about poisoners in Salisbury. The chemical story has shaken fundamental science and raised a great deal of eyebrows in the scientific community. Yulia...

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Breaking news: Putin to hold secret meeting with China's Xi Jinping and DPRK's Kim Jong-un

Journalist Vasily Golovnin published a sensational message in his Telegram channel. The message that has not been confirmed yet, though, says that a tripartite summit with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong-un may take place on June 9 in the Chinese port...

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Ukraine: A country of miracles, where people rise from the dead

Representatives of the Security Bureau of Ukraine said that the information about the killing of Russian opposition journalist Arkady Babchenko in Kiev was part of the operation of the Ukrainian special services. Source: ssu.gov.ua The operation, Ukrainian officials said, helped to capture the person, who initiated the upcoming attempted...

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Cruising the Volga on MS Rostropovich

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Assassination of journalist Arkady Babchenko was staged. He is alive

Journalist Arkady Babchenko did not die. In the afternoon of May 30, Babchenko appeared before journalists at a press briefing of the Security Bureau of Ukraine (SBU). SBU officials also said that a person suspected of preparing the attempted assassination of the journalist was detained. The organizer of the "assassination" of Russian opposition...

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Gasoline prices in Russia: Free like a bird after elections

Prices on gasoline in Russia are going crazy again. This is amazing: no matter how oil prices would fluctuate, prices on gasoline always rise for Russian customers. In May 2018, gasoline prices went up by one ruble in only one week. It's not the rules of the WTO or a market economy - someone just gave a go-ahead from the top: the elections...

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Russian FM says what kind of politics Moscow would like to see from Washington

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke about what Russia would like to see in Washington's foreign policies. According to Lavrov, it would be nice if the United States of America were more predictable in its actions "Yes, it would probably be better to have more predictable views on US foreign policy, but reality is a reality," Sergei...

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Germany tells Ukraine not to mess with Nord Stream 2

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated that Ukraine should stop criticising Germany's participation in the Nord Stream-2 project. At a press briefing in Kiev, Steinmeier tried to explain that "we are also talking about the future and security of Ukraine." "You saw that Germany is making efforts to ensure the transit of gas through...

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Russian journalist shot dead in Kiev. Ukraine immediately blames Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the statements from the Ukrainian authorities about Russia's involvement in the assassination of journalist Arkady Babchenko in Kiev were a "sad fashion." Source: Fotodom.ru/Kommersant Ukrainian Prime Minister Vladimir Groisman stated that Russia could be involved in the crime, even before...

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Only in Russia Photos, New Selection [25 photos]

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Will Putin's policy of concession succeed?

By Paul Craig Roberts Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Conference last weekend shows the Russian government's ensnarement by neoliberal economic policy.  Putin defended globalism and free trade, and he warned that crisis will result from the breakup of the global system. In fact,...

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Man who destroyed Repin's masterpiece at Tretyakov Gallery pleased with his attack

A Moscow court chose a preventive punishment for Igor Podporin, who attacked and damaged world-famous painting by Ilya Repin "Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan" (also known as "Ivan the Terrible killing his son") at the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. It is worthy of note that Repin's painting was not insured. The accused will remain in custody...

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Syria towards the final victory

There is an air of victory in Syria, after the liberation by the government troops of the areas controlled by the Islamic State and by the rebels in the south of Damascus. According to what Syrian religious sources tall to Gli occhi della guerra, they are organized to think about the country's future at the end of the conflict. It is the...

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Putin grants Russian citizenship to US athlete Jeffrey Monson

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree of May 28 granting Russian citizenship to American athlete Jeffrey Monson. The athlete himself considers himself a Russian since 2015. In 2014, Monson stated that he had applied for Russian citizenship. In late 2015, the fighter claimed that he had already received a Russian passport. However,...

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Russia will not pay any compensations to victims of MH17 crash - Foreign Minister Lavrov

The approach of Australia and the Netherlands about the need for Russia to pay compensations to families of the victims of Flight MH17 disaster over Ukraine is inappropriate. Noting that the investigation into the air crash still continues, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: "They now claim that already at this stage, Russia is...

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Russia sells S-400 air defense systems to India for $6 billion

Russia plans to ship several regimental sets of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India. The deal is evaluated at about $6 billion, sources at the Russian Ministry of Defense told RBC. Source: Mil.ru "It goes about five regiments, which is ten divisions," the source said. India may thus receive "four regimental S-400 sets and a mixed-strength...

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Russian Spetznaz in Chechnya in 1995 [photos]

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Billionaire Roman Abramovich obtains Israeli citizenship, becomes Israel's wealthiest man instantly

Billionaire Roman Abramovich has received the passport of the State of Israel, Ynetnews website reports without indicating the source of information. Abramovich's private plane landed in Tel-Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on May 28, the website said. Source: Fotodom.ru According to the website, the Russian billionaire, who earlier served as...

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Italy: At the mercy of the Stranger

Never as in these moments come to mind the words of Dante, when he referred to the Italian land as "Ahi servant Italy, grief hostel, ship without coachman in a storm, not a woman of the provinces, but brothel!". Anyone who has placed hopes on the future of our homeland after the April 4 elections, has realized how vain they were on Sunday...

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Putin turns Crimea and Kaliningrad into two unassailable fortresses

Europe and the United States are concerned about Russia's recent actions to strengthen its borders. Source: Fotodom.ru/Kommersant German publication the Focus states that the Russian authorities continue their efforts to enhance the defence of the Crimea after the region returned to the Russian Federation. Russia has been turning the Crimean...

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US warships tickle China's nerves in the Pacific

The United States intends to continue naval operations in the Pacific region, Christopher Logan, an official spokesman for the US Department of Defence said. Source: public.navy.com According to him, US Navy ships conduct operations in the Pacific region on a regular basis in accordance with international law and demonstrate the ability...

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Turkey swaps USA's F-35 for Russia's Su-57

Ankara plans to buy Russian Su-57 fighters instead of American F-35 fighter aircraft, Yeni Safak said with reference to sources. [embedded content] Russia's Sukhoi fifth-generation fighter aircraft in the sky su-57 Turkey does not plan to refuse from its June purchase. The acquisition of Russian fighter aircraft comes as a backup option...

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Russia ruined Ukraine's plan to sell Tu-160 strategic bombers to China

Chinese experts said that China still does not have intercontinental strategic bombers in service. To date, the Chinese Air Force is armed with Xian H-6K (variant of Tu-16) strategic bombers, designed to deliver nuclear munitions. Yet, China regrets the failed deal to deliver Tu-160 aircraft. [embedded content] Russia creates new Tu-160...

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USA trains Syrian militants to kill Russians in Syria

Experts of the Russian Defence Ministry study the version of the involvement of Free Syrian Army fighters in the attack on the Russian military. It was said that the fighters of the Free Syrian Army were trained at a US base in Syria. [embedded content] Paul Craig Roberts about war in Syria and World War III — Part I Earlier, a group of...

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What would you do if you were Kim Jong-un?

What would you do if you were Kim Jong-un? The big option facing Kim Jong-un, Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is whether or not he can trust the West. Is the USA good for its word? In studying topics such as the North Korea issue, one has to see the big picture. And that inevitably revolves around the e-word, economics....

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How low will America go?

One of the slogans hyperbolized by the racist, narcissistic, venal, inept, sociopathic, demagogic fraud who now occupies the White House is "Make America Great Again."  One question this slogan fails to answer is "For Who?" I'm certain that the southern plantation owners who made fortunes through the use of forced, unpaid labor thought...

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World leaders unite with Russia at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

On the second day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a plenary meeting was held, in which Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan and IMF head Christine Lagarde took part. During his welcoming speech, President Putin said...

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Robbie Williams sings for wealthy Russians at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

British singer Robbie Williams performed in Russia on May 24 at a closed party for guests and participants of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2018). For wealthy representatives of the Russian public, Williams performed his hit song "Party Like a Russian", written in 2016 as a travesty of rich and powerful Russians...

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German expert explains why European Union and Russia develop ties speedily

US policy makes the European Union and Russia discuss joint economic projects, rather than issues related to the crisis in Ukraine, manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the German Foreign Policy Society, Stefan Meister, said in an interview with Swiss TV channel SRF. According to him, the Trump administration calls fundamental...

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Blame MH17 on Russia: International investigation turns into demonic circus

The International Joint Investigation Team (JIT) stated on May 24 that it was a Russian Buk missile that shot down Boeing 777 of Malaysia Airlines in July 2014 over Ukraine. The accusation was based on photos and videos that people had uploaded on social media shortly after the disaster. In other words, the statement from the JIT is nothing...

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