I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & came across this tidbit of information. This is an interesting way to get more troops into an area. Railroad Troops….(Railway Troops — a specifically Russian institution that handles many aspects of civilian transport.)—————————————————————-MOSCOW, May 31 (RIA Novosti) – Units of Russia’s Railroad Troops have started rebuilding […]
NATO said: “Georgia will stop sending unmanned planes above its breakaway republic Abkhazia. The decision was made after a meeting of the UN Security Council called at Georgia’s request. However, Georgia says it will start using the drones again if it thinks it’s necessary.” Looks like NATO was also being pushed to investigate the drone […]
I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & wondering why NATO ignores Abkhazia?===========================================The President of the Georgian breakaway republic of Abkhazia, Sergey Bagapsh, says the conflict zone on the border with Georgia can only be patrolled by Russian peacekeepers. The statement comes in response to repeated Georgian demands for the withdrawal of Russian troops. […]
compared to the same months a year earlier, the Economy Ministry stated today in a monitoring report on the economic situation in the country in January-April. Russia’s foreign trade jumped 49 percent to $236.1bn and exports rose 1.5 times to $151.8bn. Countries outside the CIS accounted for 85.5 percent of Russia’s exports (up from 84.7 […]
I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & reading an article about the: ======================================The hunger strikes in the Czech Republic, that the government is acting undemocratically in refusing to consult the public on the issue, even though the latest opinion polls show that 65 per cent of Czechs are against the radar base. Jan […]
Estonia has put an 88 year old veteran of the WWII. Moscow is having some real issues over this………——————————————–Arnold Meri is being tried in Estonia for genocide during WW2. But in Russia the 88-year-old veteran is considered a hero, and streets and schools are named after him. Arnold Meri is an Estonian national who was […]
I think that this is a good example of what Russia is up to in the world scene! I doubt that press will give this much time on the air because it says good things about Russia and her MiG jets.———————————————————————-The upgraded MiGs have also been completely overhauled, enabling them to stay in service until […]
Looks like Spring is not as much fun in Mongolia…….——————————————————————–MOSCOW, May 28 (RIA Novosti) – At least 21 people are reported dead and 100 are missing after snowstorms battered Mongolia over the past two days, the Xinhua news agency cited the country’s emergencies officials as saying Wednesday. Seven provinces in west and central Mongolia were […]
Seems that Georgia is up to its usual: “It was a planned terrorist act aimed at escalating tensions in the region, and there is no doubt that the date was specifically chosen to coincide with Independence Day celebrated in South Ossetia today,” Eduard Kokoity said. “Georgia continues its policies of state-level terrorism,” Kokoity said. South […]
I have the same thoughts running my through my head…..——————————————–ILULISSAT (Greenland), May 28 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that third parties could be behind Georgia’s provocative actions against Russia. Relations between Russia and Georgia have been consistently strained since President Mikheil Saakashvili came to power in Georgia four years […]