| 05/06/2018 10:55 | Protesters gather in Russia before Putin inauguration ( WSOC Charlotte )
MOSCOW (AP) - Demonstrators are holding protests throughout Russia against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a fourth term as Russian president. The protests Saturday under the slogan "He is not our czar" are organized by Putin's most prominent foe, anti-corruption campaigner Alexei ... |
| 05/05/2018 21:00 | Thousands of Russians rally against Putin ahead of inauguration ( Washington Post )
Images from cities as far-flung as Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea, Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga River, Krasnoyarsk in Siberia and Khabarovsk in the Far East showed hundreds or thousands of protesters. They chanted âRussia without Putin,â âPutin is a thiefâ and âOut with the czar!â In St. Petersburg ... |
| 05/04/2018 10:00 | Popular Putin prepares for Cold War 2.0 ( Asia Times )
As early as four years ago former military officer Yevgeny Krutikov, a columnist for Vzglyad, exposed what constituted Russian red lines for the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Ukraine, Georgia, Finland, Sweden, âunfriendly actions of Lithuania and Polandâ against the Kaliningrad enclave ... |
| 05/02/2018 02:55 | 9 photos of Russian troops setting up and test firing the Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile ( Business Insider )
Russia's Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile will be unmatched until at least 2025, Russian state-owned media TASS reported in March. ... The Iskander is "an extremely flexible battlefield system," according to CSIS, and has been deployed to Kaliningrad, where it can reach Poland, Sweden, and the ... |
| 05/01/2018 22:05 | Baltic Tensions Push Nordic NATO Holdouts Toward Alliance ( Tsarizm (blog) )
Countries in the region have complained of aggressive Russian military aircraft maneuvers, submarines in Swedish waters, and the massive militarization of the Russian exclave on Kaliningrad, situated amongst the Baltic nations. Former US Army European Commander Says US Troops Should Be ... |
| 04/28/2018 00:10 | SOCOM Commander: Russia is using electronic warfare to 'disable' SOCOM aircraft over Syria ( SOFREP (press release) )
In last year's large scale Zapad exercises conducted near NATO's Eastern flank, local residents reported communications outrages throughout the region â which many attributed to the masses Russian forces in Kaliningrad and nearby Belarus. Similar reports have poured out of Ukraine, particularly ... |
| 04/27/2018 21:00 | Wider Attention for Cryptocurrencies ( HiBusiness (blog) )
Some Russian officials are quite alright with the idea of a cryptoruble. These include officials of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR). But for many other Russian regions, having a centralized crypto as a state-issued alternative is definitely not good enough. Kaliningrad, the western exclave and Vladivostok, ... |
| 04/27/2018 06:05 | Russian Military Adventures ( International Policy Digest )
More importantly, Russia was telegraphing its ability to drive a military wedge through NATO forces between Kaliningrad and the Baltic. This, combined with the modernization of its navy, and the development of hypersonic missiles, should all be of great concern. Russia's continuing threat against the ... |
| 04/27/2018 00:00 | Russia, betting on EU Trump talks, keeps powder dry in Rusal row for now ( Reuters )
In the longer term, the rescue package may include the creation of offshore zones in the Russian cities of Kaliningrad and Vladivostok which would provide sanctions-hit companies registered there with corporate confidentiality, the source added. In a sign that support from state banks was being ... |
| 04/24/2018 17:55 | Bitcoin in Brief Tuesday: Wary Giants, Eager Dwarfs ( Bitcoin News (press release) )
The idea of a cryptoruble has its supporters among Russian officials, including in the CBR. For many Russian regions, however, a centralized crypto as a state-issued alternative is simply not good enough. The western exclave of Kaliningrad and Russia's far-eastern capital Vladivostok, for example, are ... |
| 04/21/2018 00:15 | Putin puts UK on red alert: Navy scrambles to intercept Russian warship in English Channel ( Express.co.uk )
On Wednesday the Lithuanian Defence Ministry revealed Russian jets flew through international airspace over the Baltic Sea to the enclave of Kaliningrad, prompting an emergency response, on April 9, 10, 12 and 14. The ministry said: âOn April 9-15 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Ari ... |
| 04/20/2018 22:05 | Lithuania wants more NATO anti-aircraft missiles to deter Russia ( Reuters )
From Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, any aircraft or missiles could reach most of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. ... One difficulty is that other NATO members face defence gaps after years of better ties with Russia following the end of the Cold War that made such defences ... |
| 04/20/2018 20:55 | INTERVIEW-Lithuania wants more NATO anti-aircraft missiles to deter Russia ( Reuters Africa )
(Adds quotes, context). By Andrius Sytas. VILNIUS, April 20 (Reuters) - Lithuania wants the United States to bring more defence systems such as long-range Patriot and short-range Avenger missiles to the Baltics where some fear Russia is more powerful in the air. The country has asked Washington to ... |
| 04/19/2018 17:05 | Russian Regionalists, Liberals Increasingly Paying Attention To Each Other â OpEd ( Eurasia Review )
âBeginning with the fourth Forum, the idea of Russia as a parliamentary federation or even confederation became mainstream. And this,â Mezerin says, âis already closer to the truth!â Once Putin is gone, âthe territory from Kaliningrad to Chukotka will be not simply a different state; it will be a different ... |
| 04/19/2018 04:00 | SPOTTED: Russian Navy warship heading for combat near Syria sails towards English Channel ( Daily Star )
Russia has a large naval presence in the Mediterranean in order to support Syrian President bashar al-Assad in the almost decade-long civil war. The Yaroslav Murdy and the Lena are expected to pass through the English Channel and the Strait of Dover after leaving a seaport in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad. |
| 04/18/2018 16:10 | Russia puts UK on ALERT: Putin sends warships to English Channel ( Express.co.uk )
Yesterday the Lithuanian Defence Ministry revealed Russian jets flew through international airspace over the Baltic Sea to the enclave of Kaliningrad, prompting an emergency response, on April 9, 10, 12 and 14. The ministry said: âOn April 9-15 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Ari Policing ... |
| 04/17/2018 09:05 | NATO jets in Baltics scrambled four times last week to escort Russian military aircraft ( Baltic Times )
They were flying from mainland Russia to the Russian Kaliningrad region and back. Participants of NATO's air policing mission in the Baltic countries currently include Danish fighter jets based at the Zokniai air base near Siauliai in Lithuania and Italian fighter jets based at the Amari air base in Estonia. |
| 04/17/2018 00:10 | The Sparrow clan is taking his business abroad ( www.MICEtimes.asia (press release) )
Today the group of companies comprises LLC âRrk holdingâ, where the founders of the ex-Governor of Primorsky Krai Sergey Darkin, JSC âRussian fish Companyâ of the founder of the Cyprus offshore company âAVRORA INDUSTRIES LIMITEDâ, LLC âRussian Sea â Kaliningradâ, where the founders ... |
| 04/16/2018 00:00 | Russia's Dubious Guatemala Story ( Wall Street Journal )
Mr. Kostin's letter says that Mr. Bitkov had not âbeen actively involved in Russia's political or social matters.â Mr. Bitkov agrees. When Putin's United Russia Party tried to enlist Irina as party chief in Kaliningrad in 2007, she declined, according to Mr. Bitkov. He says she also turned down an offer to join the ... |
| 04/14/2018 16:05 | Russia claims its ally Syria shot down 71 of the 103 missiles launched by the US, Britain and France ( Telegraph.co.uk )
"The performance of the S-400 would be very significant for Nato. The system is feared in Europe and Kaliningrad. If it was shown to be incapable of stopping significant numbers of Tomahawks it would have implications for Russia's deterrence capability," said Mr Bronk. "That could be why the Russians ... |
