Booted Out: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Russia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is ending its activity in Russia. “The Foreign Ministry confirms the closure of USAID [in Russia]” a ministry source said, adding more information would be released “soon.” US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland announced the termination of USAID’s activity in Russia

Vyacheslav Nikonov, Deputy Head of Foreign Affairs Committee: Look Eastward Russia…

Vyacheslav Nikonov, Deputy Head of Foreign Affairs Committee, tells RT that Russia should start looking eastward to fortify its foreign policy aims. The Duma official said Russia should become a self-sufficient center of international strength. “Russia cannot become anything else, there is no alternative” Nikonov told RT in a telephone interview. “We cannot be integrated

Cool a Non-Lethal $25 Million Dollars?

(Reuters) – The United States has set aside $25 million for aid to Syrian rebels, although the assistance remains limited to non-lethal supplies such as communications gear, the State Department said on Wednesday… (August 1st, 2012) (HAARETZ) A commander with the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) has offered a 25-million-dollar bounty for anyone who captures