The swapping of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine is underway. The swapping is regarded as the first step towards the reduction of tension between Moscow and Kiev. The relation between the two countries worsened due to the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia. The annexation paved Continue Reading
The United States has decided to walk out of its nuclear treaty with Russia, as the White House has been fully convinced that Moscow has violated the treaty’s obligations. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force Treaty was originally signed in the year 1987, just before the collapse of the erstwhile Soviet Union. The treaty aimed to put […]Continue Reading
The Russian police authorities have mercilessly suppressed the protest of its citizens demanding free and fair elections in the country. The protest has been contained by the authorities violently with the help of force. The authorities have booked around 1,400 people in connection with the protest. The crackdown is one of the biggest crackdowns the […]Continue Reading
In a surprising move, the Austrian government has issued arrest warrants against a Russian military officer. The country has issued both European and International warrants against the military officer. The warrants have been issued as the country has found out that the Russian military man recruited an Austrian colonel for the purpose of spying on […]Continue Reading
A Russian fighter jet, which has violated the airspace controlled by South Korea, has been warned with warning shots by the East Asian country. The jet has violated the airspace over the Takeshima island, which is controlled by South Korea though it is in dispute with Japan over the territory. Fortunately, the incident has not […]Continue Reading
The Turkey government’s decision to purchase the S-400 surface to air missile defence system has angered the United States, with whom Ankara earlier inked a deal to purchase its F-35 fighter jets. The first part of the system has reached Turkey lately. The information has been acknowledged by the Turkish defence ministry itself. The US, […]Continue Reading
The top representatives of three major Asian superpowers, India, China and Russia, are set to meet in Osaka in the near future to conduct their second trilateral meeting. In the meeting, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to participate. The leaders are likely to discuss […]Continue Reading
Ukrainian president-elect Volodymyr Zelensky, who recently won the president election wresting a good number of votes, has quipped the new Russian passport scheme, which offers a chance to any Ukrainian to own a Russian passport without huge difficulties. Mocking the Russian offer, the Ukraine’s president-elect has also said that it was ready to offer its […]Continue Reading
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has participated in a historic meeting between Pyongyang and Moscow, with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Both leaders have discussed several sensitive topics including the North Korean denuclearisation. Both leaders have termed the meeting as productive. Immediately after the meeting, the Russian leader has suggested that the west Continue Reading
Russia has expressed their hope that the new leader could improve the relation between Russia and Ukraine. Surprisingly, in the Ukrainian presidential election, renowned comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has defeated the incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, who entered the corridor of power with the help of the anti-Russia feeling prevailing at the time he first came before Continue Reading