Tag: Russia

Russia says Western actions compel it to boost its nuclear deterrent

- Reuters -

Russia is warning its Western adversaries that it feels obliged to boost its nuclear deterrent due to what it sees as their "escalatory" course, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Thursday. Ryabkov was cited by state news agency RIA as saying that Russia was not however changing

Russia casts doubt on Islamic State responsibility

- Agence France-Presse -

Russia on Monday cast doubt on assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group was responsible for a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow which killed 137 people and injured 182 more. In Russia for two decades, four men burst into the Crocus City Hall on

2-day ATOMEXPO 2024 begins in Russia

- Times Report -

The 13th edition of one of the two-day international atomic forum ATOMEXPO 2024 has begun at the Sirius Science and Art Park, Sochi, Russia today March 25, 2024. Considered one of the major annual events in the global atomic industry is organized with the support of Rosatom, the state atomic

Why would ISIS attack Russia?

- Greg Barton -

It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist terrorist attack. At least 133 people were left dead and scores more were injured after gunmen with automatic weapons stormed the Crocus City Hall in

Ukraine drops Russia business blacklist after backlash

- Agence France-Presse -

Ukraine has scrapped its "sponsors of war" blacklist, the centrepiece of its campaign to pressure companies doing business in Russia, the agency in charge said on Friday after a backlash from countries from Austria to China. The end of the blacklist, which has embarrassed around 50 major companies identified as operating

The West can’t solve its Russia problem

- Peter Tesch -

In perhaps the least surprising news of the year, Vladimir Putin has triumphed at the Russian ballot box and been enthroned for the fifth time as president. He will serve for six more years. He will be 77 years old in 2030. According to the constitution, which he re-wrote to his