UPI | May 10, 2013
Russia will do all it can to prevent new wars, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday in a speech honoring soldiers who fought in the country's past conflicts. During Russia's annual Victory Day parade, Putin said "we remember only too well what the tragedy of the war means and we'll do everything in our power to cut short anyone's desire to un... more
UPI | Aug 29, 2012
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin says his country should consider developing a hypersonic aircraft for its long-range bomber needs. "I think we need to go down the route of hypersonic technology and we are moving in that direction and are not falling behind the Americans," Rogozin said on Russian television. "The question is wi... more
Associated Press | May 14, 2013
MOSCOW - A U.S. diplomat disguised in a blond wig was caught red-handed as he tried to recruit a Russian counterintelligence officer in Moscow, Russia's security services announced Tuesday, claiming the American was a CIA officer. Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was carrying special technical equipment, disguises, w... more
Associated Press | May 09, 2013
WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says that the Obama administration has discussed declassifying key data on U.S. missile defense in order to provide it to Russia. The administration has been exploring how to ease Russian concerns that the U.S. missile defense shield is aimed at countering Russia's nuclear arsenal. Arms ... more
Associated Press | May 01, 2013
MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- Russian agents placed the elder Boston bombing suspect under surveillance during a six-month visit to southern Russia last year, then scrambled to find him when he suddenly disappeared after police killed a Canadian jihadist, a security official told The Associated Press. U.S. law enforcement officials have been trying to... more