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NUCLEAR WARNING: Putin tests vehicle that can BLAST past missile defences & fire NUKES
RUSSIA has sent a chilling warning to the world by testing a new “hypersonic glide vehicle” that can blast past missile defences a fire nuclear warheads at its enemies. State media Russia Today claims the new technology will make it impossible its enemies’ defences to calculate the warhead’s trajectory...
Another Cold War? Furious US official warns Putin the US could have SHOT DOWN Russian jets
THE US Secretary of State has blasted Russia for flying two military jets over an American navy ship, warning Moscow they could have legally shot them down. A furious John Kerry denounced Russia’s “stimulated attack” in the Baltic Sea under the US’ rules of engagement. Mr Kerry said: “We condemn...
Russia says Putin is main target of Panama Papers
MOSCOW — Russia said Monday that President Vladimir Putin was the main target of an unprecedented media leak into the financial activity of wealthy individuals who hold accounts offshore. Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, told the Russian news agency Interfax that it was "obvious" the aim of the anonymous...
To Russia with Love: Boris praises Putin for WIPING OUT Islamic State stronghold
BORIS Johnson has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s action in Syria after troops liberated the ancient city of Palmyra. The London mayor heaped praise on Putin for utilising his strong ties with the Syria’s regime to strike at the heart of Islamic State. Mr Johnson went on to claim that Putin had come to...
Ruthless Vladimir Putin helps Syrian forces SEIZE ancient Palmyra Castle from evil ISIS
RUSSIAN forces helped the Syrian army reclaim the ancient Palmyra Castle from the tentacles of the savage Islamic State. Just days after the vile Brussels attack, a joint military operation saw the ancient citadel liberated from ISIS militants – who were forced to retreat during the assault. The heinous jihadi cult was...
European NUCLEAR WAR IMMINENT as Russia relations break down
A NUCLEAR war in Europe is highly likely to happen soon as relations with Russia become even more strained, a former Russian foreign minister has threatened. Igor Ivanov, foreign minister from 1998 to 2004 under Boris Yeltsin and current President Vladimir Putin, said the risk of a nuclear war in Europe is higher than at any...
Now Putin ‘plans to ABANDON Assad’ after Russian leader hauls troops out of Syria
VLADIMIR Putin is poised to abandon his long-standing relationship with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Western diplomats believe. Negotiators locked in peace talks believe the Russian president's shock decision to withdraw troops from war-ravaged Syria suggests he could be prepared to force Assad to step down....
Mission accomplished? Russia to withdraw troops from Syria on Tuesday
Russia's bombing blitz in Syria will end today, leaving behind both significant destruction and a Syrian regime to largely fend for itself. The surprise announcement by Russia on Monday came as suddenly as the airstrike campaign started last September. "The task that was assigned to the Ministry of Defense and the...
Syria conflict: Russia’s Putin orders ‘main part’ of forces out
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the military to withdraw the "main part" of their forces in Syria, saying they had largely achieved their goals. He told a meeting at the Kremlin that the pullout would start on Tuesday. The comments come amid fresh peace talks in Geneva aimed at resolving the Syrian...
West faces up to Putin aggression
"You are invited to take part in a real-time war game with our top experts and an elite team of journalists to examine the nature of Moscow's future activity in the Middle East." It's not often an email like this drops into the inbox. My mission, should I choose to accept it, would be to join one of the teams...
Russia and US agree ceasefire in Syria as Putin calls it a chance to stop ISIS ‘bloodshed’
THE US and Russia, who are opposite sides in Syria's bloody civil war, have agreed on a new plan for a cease-fire in the war-ravaged country to begin on Saturday. The truce would mean an end to fighting between the Syrian regime and all major opposition groups except for al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and the Islamic State...
New Cold War? McCain slams Putin
A day after Russia's prime minister spoke of a renewed "Cold War" between his country and the West, a senior U.S. senator accused Moscow of treating Syria "as a live-fire exercise" for its military as it sought to carve out a sphere of influence in the Middle East. Speaking Sunday at the Munich Security...