by WorldTribune Staff, November 14, 2016 Candidates who pledged to forge closer ties to Russia won presidential elections in Bulgaria and Moldova on Nov. 13. In Bulgaria, exit polls showed Socialist party candidate Rumen Radev garnered 58 percent of the vote compared to 35 percent for Tsetska Tsacheva of the ruling GERB party. The result […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 13, 2016 Russian has sent several military advisers to Libya to assist forces loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar. “The Russian support is conducted through UAE and Egyptian mediation assistance,” the London-based New Arab newspaper reported last week. “There are tens of them (Russian advisers) and they are specialized in different war-related […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 11, 2016 Israel will not allow Iran to establish a military foothold in Syria “on the ground, in the air or at sea,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Nov. 10. Israel will also continue to intervene in Iran’s effort to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Tom Balmforth, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty MOSCOW — As the news of Donald Trump’s upset victory in the U.S. presidential election rolled into Russia, there was jubilation among many allies of President Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin — which has demonized Hillary Clinton and seemed to root for the Republican candidate […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 9, 2016 Warplanes from Russia’s lone active aircraft carrier will soon begin airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Nov. 8. Jets from the Admiral Kuznetsov, which has been deployed to the eastern Mediterranean, will target rebel positions on the outskirts of Aleppo, where the rebels […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 7, 2016 While the “much weaker West” did nothing to stop Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Syria it was ultimately Russian firepower that “made the difference,” Syrian President Bashar Assad said. “In the past if I said anything, people would say the Syrian president is disconnected from reality. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2016 The British Royal Navy and NATO tracked three Russian submarines through the English channel that were en route to the Mediterranean to join forces with an aircraft carrier group. Two nuclear-powered Akula-class subs and a disesel-powered Kilo-class sub entered the North Atlantic from ports around Murmansk last week. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS—Autumn brings falling temperatures, chill winds, and mournful memories which swirl like fallen leaves on the historical landscape. Darting shadows hide in the golden sunlight to reappear as the specter of the past in the late afternoons. History needs retelling as the calendar tells us it is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct For more than two years Russian President Vladimir Putin has initiated an aggressive series of policy decisions aimed at advancing Russian interests and undermining the West, but recent events demonstrate the extent of Russian hostility. During separate visits to Europe, UK and Italian senior officials asked a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Dmitry Treshchanin and Nick Shchetko, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty PRAGUE — An investigation by Current Time TV has determined that the Russian national accused by American officials of hacking U.S. targets and arrested earlier this month in the Czech capital is 29-year-old Moscow resident Yevgeny Nikulin. Czech authorities this […]
