Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev vehemently rejected the EU’s demand for the return of Romania’s stolen gold reserves, denouncing it as “impudence” in a scathing rebuke issued on social media. The European Parliament’s resolution, passed on Thursday, called for Moscow to repatriate 91.5 metric tons of gold and cultural artifacts, originally exported to the Russian... 

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Tuesday said that recent remarks by Israeli Minister of Heritage Amihai Eliyahu, in which he said dropping a nuclear bomb in the Gaza Strip is “a possibility,” raised a multitude of questions. “It raised a great number of questions. Question number one: Does this mean we are hearing an official statement acknowledging [Israel’s]... 

According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, the European Union and NATO’s cooperation proclamation is additional proof that the EU is under the control of the US-led military alliance. The declaration, signed a day earlier, “confirms that the European Union is entirely enslaved to the duties of the North Atlantic bloc, which acts as a vehicle to coercively impose... 

The data on the presence of US biolaboratories in Ukraine completely change the picture of Washington’s involvement in the crisis, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that these posed a direct threat to Russia. The diplomat recalled that Russia’s operation in Ukraine had started urgently. If the Ukrainian health ministry sent relevant instructions to... 

Well it looks like the Ukraine war might not be about land grab or Putin being crazy after all… this latest Russian threat actually tells us what’s inside Putin’s head. He simply put his foot down and said that’s enough, no more NATO around me, enough is enough…. and can we really blame him for that? The simple answer is NO… NATO did expand too much without taking... 

As many as 10,000 Western military instructors have been sent to Ukraine to train the Eastern European nation’s soldiers and support its fighting in the Donbass, Moscow has claimed, insisting that 4,000 are Americans. Speaking during a briefing on Friday, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Moscow’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, suggested that the presence of foreign military personnel is a sign... 

A Kosovo police raid in the Serb-dominated area of the breakaway region is a provocation, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said, adding that Pristina’s actions were indulged by the EU and US. Moscow regards the Tuesday intrusion by Kosovo’s special forces (ROSU) into the Serb-populated northern municipalities as a “provocation,” spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Pristina’s ultimate aim,... 

Moscow warned that it may take retaliatory measures and expel US Embassy staff unless Washington does something to break the stalemate in the closure of two Russian diplomatic compounds in the US. Russian Foreign Ministry stated that it is hard to cooperate with the US in the light of diplomats’ repatriation and confiscated Russian property, which was under diplomatic immunity during its illegal... 

The Western media missed an oh-so juicy nugget out Russia recently that should have set off alarm bells in Washington. Asked about the current state of U.S.-Russia relations, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova gave a long winded answer that can be read below. In her answer, Zakharova suggested Russia may “publish leaks” about “secrets” the Obama administration asked the Russian... 

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, refused to discuss spying allegations against the Russian ambassador to the US with a CNN reporter, advising the broadcaster to stop spreading lies and fake news. A CNN crew attended Zakharova’s weekly briefing in Moscow on Thursday, but asked no questions at the session itself about a fresh report by CNN, which said “current and former... 

The attack on Russian envoy Andrey Karlov, who died of gunshot wounds received during an official event in the Turkish capital, Ankara, is qualified by Moscow as a “terrorist act,” the Foreign Ministry says. Announcing Karlov’s death, the ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the “day is tragic in the history of the Russian diplomacy.” The ambassador was shot at a... 

An ominous and somber “urgent action bulletin” issued by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) this past hour (09:00 AM Moscow local/GMT+3) is warning all Federation military commanders that the “countdown to World War III has begun” and hostilities “must/should” be “anticipated/expected” to break out without any further warning, and that all commands are in full readiness to counteract. [Note:... 

A stunning 40 million Russians from all levels of government will take place in a civil defense “emergency evacuation” drill starting tomorrow. Federal agencies, heads of regions, local authorities and other organizations will take part in the massive exercise, which runs from October 4-7. The simulation will include 200,000 “professional rescue units” and 50,000 pieces of equipment,” reports... 

In extraordinary comments that have gone virtually unnoticed by the media, U.S. State Department (DOS) spokesman John Kirby threatened Moscow with terror attacks in Russian cities (this is a threat to Russia’s civilian population) and even shoot downs of Russian jets if Vladimir Putin continued his fight against ISIS in Syria. “Extremist groups will continue to exploit the vacuums that are... 

The Syrian government has confirmed that its army positions were targeted by Turkish shelling on Saturday, which also hit the positions of the Syrian Kurdish militias in the northern Aleppo province. Turkish shelling reportedly continued Sunday. Syria’s government has condemned Turkey for shelling Syrian territory, describing the act as direct support for “terrorist” groups, Syrian state media...