Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a lengthy speech on Thursday explaining his justification for invading Ukraine, claiming Russia was left with “no other option” to ensure its national security after decades of deception by the “US instrument” known as NATO. Regardless of one’s sentiments about Putin or his actions, this is history being made in real time. Full transcript: Respected... 

The United States threatens China with consequences for supporting Russia. Beijing will have to face a difficult choice — China will no longer be able to stay in the shadow. China can no longer remain neutral On January 31, the UN Security Council will host a US-requested meeting to discuss Russia’s “aggressive behavior” in the conflict with Ukraine. Until recently, China’s... 

The evil empire strikes again. Biden barely just begun his reign and he is already stricking at the white man which he so much hates that he would rather see go extinct so Europe is now almost literally sinking in water. Biblical propportion floods yet nobody in the media, not even in the alternative media is talking about it. The month of June is almost finished and all we’re seeing is RAINS... 

A truly extraordinary hotel has opened its doors to tourists in the small Russian town of Alushta in Crimea. The new spaceship-themed complex is also a museum and entertainment center all-in-one. The new hotel dubbed ‘The Guardian of the Empire’ provides guests with a unique opportunity to spend their vacations in special space cabins, equipped with a mini-bar and TV. Real science fiction fans... 

Ukraine has declared martial law following a minor skirmish with Russian ships in the Kerch Strait. But why would Kiev take such a dramatic move now, five years after declaring itself at war with Russia? Western headlines are once again sounding with warnings about “Russian aggression” after Russian ships opened fire on three Ukrainian military vessels attempting to cross the Kerch Strait on Sunday.... 

Ukrainian sailors, interviewed by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) after the standoff near the Crimean coast, admitted they deliberately violated Russian borders while trying to pass through the Kerch Strait. The FSB has claimed in a statement that the naval standoff in Crimean waters was a “provocative act of the Ukrainian Navy executed upon direct orders by the government in Kiev.”... 

A powerful explosion has rocked a college in the Crimean city of Kerch, killing at least ten people and injuring 50. Initially gas explosion has been suspected, but then it was revealed an explosive device was used. Crimean emergency services and ambulances were scrambled shortly after the blast was heard. The injured have been rushed to hospitals at once. Many of those injured are reportedly in serious... 

WOW! Just wow! This guy must be a Roman caesar reincarnate. He’s so awesome! The Italians are so lucky to have this guy as a leader. Italian Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said that Crimea “legitimately” belongs to Russia as he argued with a US journalist who called the 2014 referendum held on the peninsula “fake.” When Washington Post journalist Lally Weymouth... 

As of late, the media has forgotten about tensions between Ukraine, NATO, and Russia. Crimea and the conflict in Eastern Ukraine have largely left the public’s awareness. However, that shouldn’t be the case, because this region is still a powder keg that could blow at any time. And if it does, it could easily result in another world war. If you don’t think the situation in Ukraine could still... 

The Russian Defense Ministry is training to directly manage local authorities, law enforcement and state security as tensions with the U.S. raise the risk of nuclear war. Russian Army units, along with the Air Force, Airborne troops, and the Northern Fleet, conducted a large-scale snap exercise earlier this year to test combat readiness. During the drill, the Russian Defense Ministry practiced assuming... 

Germany’s foreign ministry said that it considers the blackout of Crimea by extremist groups a criminal act. The blackout in Russia’s Crimea peninsula is a criminal act that must be investigated, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday. The Crimean blackout began on Sunday, after Ukrainian extremist groups blew up power line pylons on the Ukrainian side of the border. The Ukrainian... 

Islamic State has released a five-minute video threatening Russia with attacks in the near future and vowing to bring the Kremlin down. The video is awash with graphic images and clips from previously released execution footage. The clip was released by Islamic State’s (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) foreign language media division, the Al-Hayat Media Center. According to the SITE monitoring group, threats... 

Donald Trump a hit in Russia? You wouldn’t think so. But the mayor of Yalta in Crimea has wished the maverick Republican success in the 2016 presidential election and invited him to visit the city, hinting that a street may be renamed after him. “We are following the elections process in your country with great interest,” Yalta Mayor Andrey Rostenko wrote in an open letter to Trump published... 

Amendments to Russia’s Maritime Doctrine approved by President Putin stem from NATO’s “eastward expansion”, said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. He added that the new doctrine focuses on Russia’s naval presence in Crimea and the Arctic. The main reasons for adopting amendments to Russia’s maritime doctrine of 2001 are “the changes of international affairs” and the consolidation... 

An “emergency” national security report prepared by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) circulating in the Kremlin today is warning that the “sea-creature” discovered on Sakhalin Island in the Far East this past week by local residents has now been identified as a “chimera” deliberately created in/by the United States for purposes as yet unknown and, therefore, now poses a “heightened” security...