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Russia Buzzes Alaska Again

Russian strategic bombers conducted flights within the U.S. defense zone close to northern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands last week in Moscow’s latest incident of nuclear saber rattling against the United States, according to defense and military officials. Two Bear … Continue reading

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House leader calls on Kerry to disclose missile defense offer to Russians

by Bill Gertz A senior House Republican this week called on Secretary of State John Kerry to make public a U.S. offer of cooperation with Russia on missile defenses made recently in Moscow. Rep. Mike Rogers (R., Ala.), chairman of … Continue reading

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Russian strategic bomber conducts practice strikes on U.S. missile defenses in Asia

by Bill Gertz A Russian bomber recently carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia, raising new questions about Moscow’s goal in future U.S.-Russian defense talks. According to U.S. officials, a Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber on … Continue reading

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A Financial ‘Night of the Long Knives’ is Upon Us

A financial “Night of the Long Knives” against savers is being played out in the European Parliament right now – and it is not the last bit of damage to be done…only the next.  At this point, the veil has … Continue reading

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Cyprus: That’s The Way To Do It

Cyprus is fixed. Again. Like Greece, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and New Zealand. I wondered over the weekend how the Cypriot government would pass any deal brokered to solve their bankruptcy. Now we know: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said … Continue reading

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Russia: Remove All Deposits from EU Institutions

(NewsBote.de)  24-March-2013 — Russian diplomats reported that the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a memo to all embassies, and  warned [Russians] to leave no more money in Western banks. Apparently, the Kremlin is afraid of the “greatest robbery of private … Continue reading

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Cyprus blocked accounts of Russian government officials. The situation is developing in the most negative scenario

Dmitry Medvedev said that the amount of so-called “gray deposits” Russians in Cyprus banks are exaggerated, and that in Cyprus running “a large number of government agencies,” the Russian Federation, “as it is convenient for the jurisdiction of the transaction.” According … Continue reading

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Dempsey to visit Moscow for missile defense, nuclear talks

By Bill Gertz Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will travel to Moscow in the near future to hold discussions with his Russian counterpart on missile defense and further nuclear reductions. Dempsey accepted the offer to … Continue reading

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Russia and Israel each warn trouble building up on Golan border

At UN Center in New York, Israeli and Russian delegates separately warned Monday, March 4, of a dangerous situation developing in the area of separation on the Golan captured by Israel in the 1967 war. Syrian troops were forbidden to … Continue reading

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US joins Russia in drawing ceasefire lines for ending Syrian war

Incoming US Secretary of State John Kerry, on his first foreign trip, set forth what sounded like a new Obama administration policy for Syria in his remarks in Paris Wednesday, Feb. 27. They were accompanied by reports that the US … Continue reading

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Assad Pulls Ahead in Syrian War. Putin, Khamenei Are Co-Victors

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Bear Bombers Over Guam – Bill Gertz

Two Russian nuclear-armed bombers circled the western Pacific island of Guam this week in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing strategic assertiveness toward the United States. The Russian Tu-95 Bear-H strategic bombers were equipped with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles and were … Continue reading

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Russian Flyover Prompts Japanese Fighter Jet Scramble As Abe Opens Second “Disputed Island” Front

While the collapse in China-Japan foreign relations (and subsequently, and much more importantly, trade) over a handful of islands in the East China Sea and strategically located near potentially vast maritime oil and gas reserves is by now well-known to … Continue reading

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Russia slams Israeli attack on Syria. US forces in Jordan on alert

The Syrian announcement of an Israeli air strike on a military site near Damascus Wednesday, Jan. 30, drew strong condemnation from Moscow the next day: “Such action if confirmed would amount to unacceptable military interference in the war-ravaged country,” said the … Continue reading

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Russia lifts nationals out of Syria. Moscow, Iran arm Assad for major armored push

The Russian emergency ministry said Monday, Jan. 21 that it is sending two planes to Beirut to evacuate 100 Russians from Syria – the first such effort since the uprising against Bashar Assad began in March 2011. Moscow also announced … Continue reading

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