by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 North Korea will need international “security guarantees” before it considers ending its nuclear program, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on April 25 after meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Such guarantees would have to be international, legally binding, and secure North Korea’s sovereignty, said Putin following the end […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived by train in Russia’s Far Eastern Port city of Vladivostok, a day before he is due to meet there with President Vladimir Putin. Earlier on April 24, Kim crossed into Russia near the Khasan station on the border, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Beijing has lashed out at a U.S. decision to impose sanctions on countries that buy Iranian oil, warning that it will intensify turmoil in the Middle East and in the international energy market. “China firmly opposes the U.S. implementation of unilateral sanctions and its so-called long-armed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Richard Fisher, Geostrategy-Direct Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to quickly approve the foreign sale of the Sukhoi Su-57E, the export version of Russia’s most modern 5th generation combat aircraft despite past friction over Chinese reverse engineering. Even though China has its first 5th generation fighter in service, the Chengdu Aircraft […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders The rogue regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas has raised the ante against the U.S. and most Latin American states which had recognized Juan Guaidó. Guaidó, an opponent. Guaidó constitutionally assumed power under a provision which stipulates the President of the National Assembly takes up presidential […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 1, 2019 A counter-intelligence investigation should be launched into the anti-Trump dossier authored by ex-British spy Christopher Steele, which was the linchpin of the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation, intelligence analysts say. “We have a concerted effort by a group of foreigners to mislead the U.S. intelligence community in the aid of a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 28, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Russia to remove its troops from Venezuela. A Russian Il-62 passenger jet and an An-124 military cargo plane carrying troops and equipment arrived at the international airport outside Caracas on March 23. “Russia has to get out,” Trump told reporters at the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Analysis by Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The follow-on from the U.S. Mueller Investigation which targeted President Donald Trump will confirm just how intractable the great divide is within the U.S. It is a greater strategic threat to U.S. security than the People’s Republic of China. Few modern, democratic […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 25, 2019 Two Russian Air Force planes carrying troops and tons of equipment landed in Venezuela on March 23, reports say. A flight tracking website showed two aircraft left a Russian military base for the Venezuelan capital Caracas on March 22. The arrival of the military jets in Venezuela was confirmed by Javier […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct The Kremlin plans to deploy what may be the deadliest nuclear weapon ever aboard submarines by 2020, Russian state media reported, citing a Russian defense industry source. “Nuclear-tipped ending-all-life torpedoes launched from the deep are now the most pressing clear and present danger facing America,” Ed Timperlake, former Pentagon technology […]
