The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is reporting today that President Putin ordered this mornings massive snap combat exercise of Federation air forces and air defenses after he received a “rambling/incoherent” telephone call from British Prime Minister David Cameron wherein the UK leader began apologizing for the “coming war” and pleaded for his country not to be retaliated against with nuclear... 

A number of Russian MPs have suggested altering the current legislation and introducing criminal responsibility for illegal trade in GMO products. The idea is to mete out prison terms of up to two years for repeated offenders. The bill tightening the rules for selling genetically modified products has been prepared by lawmakers representing the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, known for its nationalist... 

The Pentagon is planning to send nuclear bombers to Sweden for a military exercise next month amid growing tensions with Russia over the Ukraine crisis. The warplanes, the B-52 Stratofortress, will participate in a naval exercise on June 13, Swedish general Karl Engelbrektson said. They are set to fly from the United States nonstop and simulate a drop of anti-ship mines near Ravlunda on the Baltic... 

Germany and France are now preparing to jointly develop a new main battle tank, the Leopard 3, to replace its ageing Leopard 2 military vehicle by around 2030, which would be able to compete with Russia’s next-generation Armata tank, recently showcased at the Victory Day parade commemorating the end of World War Two in Moscow. The German Defense Ministry has announced its plans for the “Leo... 

Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned its citizens on Friday that US intelligence agents were “hunting” for Russians all over the world. Russia has warned its citizens traveling abroad of the risks posed by US intelligence agents, which it say are “hunting” for Russians around the world. In a travel warning issued on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, “The American authorities continue... 

NATO’s increasing activity is threatening not only Russia but also its partner states, the head of the Russian Security Council has told his colleagues from the CSTO military bloc. “The United States’ and NATO’s aggressiveness towards Russia is on the increase. They boost their advance potential in the direct vicinity of our borders and this creates threats not only for us, but also for our... 

Russia has threatened to adopt countermeasures if NATO deploys its ballistic missile system in Ukraine. “If the point at issue is Ukraine’s wish to host US missile defense components, of course this can be perceived only negatively, because that would pose a threat to Russia’s security,” Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said on Wednesday. “This will entail the need for taking... 

Would require Russia to take responsive measures to provide for its own security. Ukrainian National Security Service Secretary Oleksander Turchynov said that Kiev may consider placing missile defense systems in its territory after consultations, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti. “If this means that Ukraine plans to deploy elements of US missile defense systems on its territory, then, obviously,... 

Countering the threat of Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missiles is too hard and too costly for the United States, Vice Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James Winnefeld stated on Tuesday. The top of the list of threats to the survival of the United States itself is “a massive nuclear attack from Russia, or some other high-end adversary or potential adversary like China,”... 

Russian Black Sea Fleet flagship, Moskva, leaving the port of Sevastopol for the joint Russia-China exercises in the Mediterranean. Russia and China have kicked off joint war games under the name of “Sea Cooperation – 2015” in the Mediterranean Sea, Russian Defense Ministry says. “The active phase of the exercises will be held in the Mediterranean between May 17 and 21. About 10 warships from... 

The award-winning film director believes that the next world conflict could start when the Pentagon decides to bomb the RT TV channel. World War Three will break out when the US finally tires of the RT TV channel, and decides to bomb it; in retaliation, Russia will destroy CNN, writes film director Emir Kusturica, in an article published on Thursday. “Everything is different to how it was during... 

As Russia restores its military-industrial cooperation with Cuba it may soon reopen the Lourdes signal intelligence center near Havana, claims a senior member of the State Duma Security Committee. “I think that in the nearest future we can restore the radio intelligence base in Lourdes that had been used first by the USSR and then by the Russian Federation,” MP Dmitry Gorovtsov (Fair Russia) said... 

The Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is reporting today that a “renegade” American spy who approached a Federation Embassy official in Washington D.C. last week and provided documentation she claimed “proved” the United States was intending to start a massive global war has been placed incommunicado in a mental hospital under secret orders issued by President Barack Obama. According to this... 

EU leaders will try to develop a strategy to curb “Kremlin propaganda” an issue that is on a par with the Grexit and terrorism threats on the agenda. The leaders of 28 EU countries will discuss ways to clamp down on “Russian propaganda” in light of the Ukrainian crisis during their upcoming summit in June, a diplomatic source told RIA Novosti. “EU leaders are expected... 

Actions of the United States of America predetermined Russia’s military cooperation with China and Iran. Now, should a conflict occur, Moscow, Beijing and Tehran will take joint efforts to show resistance to Washington’s expansionist policies, Pepe Escobar, journalist and political analyst, author of “Globalistan: How the Globalized World is Dissolving into Liquid War.” According...