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ATO infantry combat vehicle hits landmine in Donbas, deaths reported
A Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry combat vehicle participating in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in Donbas has hit a landmine not far from the village of Opytne while moving from one position to another, according to the ATO press service. "Unfortunately, the Ukrainian forces suffered casualties as a result of the...
End of ISIS? Putin ‘sending 150,000 soldiers to Syria to WIPE OUT evil Islamic State’
VLADIMIR Putin is preparing to send 150,000 troops to Syria in a bid to wipe out the evil Islamic State once and for all as he hints at joining the West following the Paris attacks. The Russian leader is reportedly mounting an enormous military mission to take control of the terror group's stronghold of Raqqa. The city is...
RFE/RL: Putin says Turkey shot down Russian jet to protect Islamic State oil
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Turkey of shooting down a Russian warplane in order to protect the Islamic State's lucrative oil trade, the latest in a series of inflammatory statements made by Moscow against Ankara, according to RFE/RL. Putin's comments on November 30, on the sidelines of the Paris climate...
Is Putin Dating This Knockout Boxer? (PHOTO)
Natalia ‘Sledgehammer’ Ragozina has been spotted with the Russian leader—and she shares his penchant for getting physical. The Russian Internet is abuzz with rumors that a famous female boxer is Vladimir Putin’s new girlfriend after the two were seen together last week. Natalia “Sledgehammer”...
Putin seeks map of forces not to bomb in Syria — France
PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked France to draw up a map of where groups fighting Islamic State militants operate in Syria in order not to bomb them, France's foreign minister said on Friday. Putin agreed with French President Francois Hollande on Thursday at the Kremlin to target...
Reuters: Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova owns billions of dollars
Reuters has published a special report, revealing that Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughter Katerina Tikhonova owns a fortune worth billions of dollars. "After unconfirmed media speculation about Katerina's identity, a senior Russian figure told Reuters that she uses the surname Tikhonova. Andrey Akimov,...
Russia and Ukraine suspend direct flights between countries
Talks aimed at ending trade war fail with thousands of travellers visiting family and on business now facing arduous journeys. Direct flights between Ukraine and Russia were grounded on Sunday, as mistrust between the two countries boiled over into a new trade war that could affect hundreds of thousands of...
White House: Obama and Putin to meet in NY
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House disagreed on Thursday over the top priority for the talks, Reuters has reported. The White House insisted the meeting would focus on...
Israel’s PM meets Putin in Moscow over Syria
Netanyahu on September 21 was in the Russian capital speaking with President Vladimir Putin hoping to prevent clashes in the Middle East. According to the official statement from Netanyahu's office, the Israeli prime minister has made the following comments: "The conversation revolved, first of all, on the issue that I...