German expert Prof. Dr. Michael Schneider argues that Europe has to talk to Russia to avert the danger to peace and international stability. According to the expert, Germany and Russia have a long common history and the majority of Germans citizens do not want the conflict to escalate. “I think that the US has a strong interest in provoking the European Union and, especially, Germany to a conflict... 

The problem of Donbass residents’ legal status is quite serious. While Ukraine does not need these people, simplified procedure to get Russian citizenship will be put into effort. Denis Pushilin, Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of the Donetsk People’s Republic claimed that Abkhazia-, South Ossetia-, and  -like passportization is going to be introduced. Vladimir Karasyov, an... 

Beijing’s depreciation of the yuan in mid-August has triggered a wave of copycat moves from other countries and falling values of currencies. Is this a new currency clash, or is each case specific? What happened in China? In three consecutive days last week, the People’s Bank of China devalued the national currency, with a 4.4 percent overall depreciation. The step was intended to revive exports,... 

A truly apocalyptic Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today states that strategic battle plans have now been disseminated to all military and special forces commands in response to the expected mass invasion by US-led Ukrainian troops of separatist held region Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Autonomous Republic of Crimea ahead of what is expected to be an “Armageddon-like... 

A US Army soldier gestures to a fellow soldier as they participate in annual military drills in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea. The United States has put its forces in South Korea on a heightened state of alert known as “enhanced status” as war between Seoul and Pyongyang looms. On Friday, North Korea warned its southern neighbor to halt the “provocations”... 

Mikhail Gorbachev: “I’m really extremely worried”. If there is to be a war between NATO and Russia, it will begin the Donbass region of Ukraine. On Monday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the regime in Kiev is preparing a new offensive in the contested area, a move that would violate the Minsk II ceasefire signed in February. Last week seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed... 

The Yemeni army, backed by popular committees loyal to Ansarullah fighters, has fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi military base in the southwestern Jizan region. The Tochka short-range ballistic missile targeted the al-Wajeb naval base, which is the largest Saudi military facility in the Jizan area. The Yemeni allied forces also managed to take full control of Tuwaileq heights, which also lie in... 

South Korean sources claim there is evidence that North Korea is about to test-fire short and medium-range missiles, a source said. It comes a day after the two rival nations exchanged artillery fire across the border. “The North is showing signs of deploying a Scud missile near Wonsan and a Rodong missile in the North Pyeongan Province,” a government source told the Yonhap news agency,... 

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is reporting today that President Putin has signed a “September War” order authorizing atomic weapon first strikes on NATO forces as fears grow within the Kremlin that the Obama regime is about to unleash a massive attack in Ukraine against both separate forces and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. President Putin signed this grave war order in Crimea early today... 

Workers installing tents at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, for NATO’s massive Exercise Trident Juncture due to be held in September 2015. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched massive military drills across Europe, in what is seen as a move to deter alleged threats from Russia in the region. According to reports on Tuesday, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania are currently hosting... 

German Civil Rights Movement ‘Solidarität’ (Solidarity) has launched an online petition against the Third World War on its website. According to the activists, the US military provocations against Russia and China pose a serious threat to humanity. On the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the world is now closer to the brink of nuclear war than ever before since the Cuban... 

Don’t be fooled by the sounds of champagne corks popping, there is nothing to celebrate about the newest F-35 stealth warplane whom defense analyst David Axe calls a “second-rate” fighter “seriously outclassed by even older Russian and Chinese jets” let alone cutting edge aircraft. The Pentagon’s darling has recently received some positive coverage. Defense contractor... 

Donbass is at the threshold of renewal of full-scale warfare, as Kiev violates every single term of the Minsk ceasefire protocol on daily basis, bombing both residential and public areas on the east of Ukraine, says American journalist Stephen Lendman. Special troops from the US and the UK are actively preparing Ukrainian forces for the escalation of conflict in the Donbass region, Lendman wrote in... 

Behind closed doors some Pentagon officials have acknowledged that the US military has been battered by years of war in the Middle East and is not prepared for a prolonged military engagement with a major global power like say Russia regardless of how likely this scenario might be. They cite a series of classified war games different US agencies conducted lately and military drills in Europe to support... 

DPRK reportedly threatened to respond to US if its military exercises with South Korea are not cancelled. North Korea threatened to adequately respond to the United States if its military exercises with South Korea scheduled to be launched on Monday are not cancelled, the CNN reported Sunday. South Korea, the United States and their allies annually conduct the joint military exercise called Ulchi...