After years of undeclared war in the eastern Donbass region, this week has seen the risk of a full-fledged confrontation between Russia and Ukraine increasing, which threatens to involve Ukraine’s military intelligence chief. NATO Kyrylo Budanov warned the Military Times that over the weekend Russia “had more than 92,000 troopsRead More →
The Russian president has rejected a meeting with Merkel after asking for an audience with him to discuss the escalating Russian military presence on the border with Ukraine. She called for a strong EU response to the rejection, saying she “very much regrets” Putin’s decision to snub the talks. SpeakingRead More →
The head of the Ukrainian defense intelligence agency, Commander Kyrylo Budanov, described a possible Russian attack on his country involving around 100,000 troops. Brigadier General Budanov explained that the invasion would involve airstrikes and artillery bombardments. The invasion would begin with an air assault on Ukrainian positions. The Military TimesRead More →
It is strange to read about the towns created during the Russian Revolution and its immediate aftermath, while sharing a house with roommates in 21st century London. Certain realities coincide: the quarrels over the sharing of money, the pranks, the isolation that one can feel in such a group. ButRead More →
A Russian weapons test has created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk that now threaten all seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, U.S. officials said Monday. The State Department confirmed that the debris came from an old Russian satellite destroyed during Monday’s anti-satellite weapons test. “It was dangerous.Read More →
Speaking to talkRADIO on Monday, former Defense Minister Sir Gerald Howarth supported the comments of the Chief of the Defense Staff, General Sir Nick Carter, who warned on Saturday that there was now “greater risk” of accidental war with Russia than at any time during the Cold War. It comesRead More →
It’s Monday, welcome to Overnight Defense & National Security, your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, Capitol Hill and beyond. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup. A major test of Russian anti-satellite weapons has created a potentially dangerous field of about 1,500 pieces of debris in space and has raisedRead More →
Jen Stoltenberg said the alliance had to be “realistic” about Russian threats. U.S. intelligence officials said last week that Vladimir Putin may be planning a repeat of the annexation of Crimea in 2014. This comes as migrants continue to build on the Belarusian border with EU countries in a crisis,Read More →
A skin in the new Battlefield 2042 will be renamed in the next game update after users pointed out that he had a lot in common with a group of Russian soldiers involved in the country’s annexation of parts of Ukraine in 2014. One of the characters in the game,Read More →
The action plan for the Russian population policy program until 2025 is about to start. The plan is the final stage of the population policy guidelines adopted by President Putin in 2007. In addition to the measures for the entire population, the measures at the current stage are aimed inRead More →
The Dutch Air Force said it alerted Belgium to deploy two fighter jets in response to Russian bombers entering its airspace. Two Russian Tu-160 bombers entered Dutch airspace over the North Sea, according to De Telegraaf. In response, two F-16 fighter jets were deployed. The Netherlands share with Belgium theRead More →
The action plan for Russia’s population policy program until 2025 is about to start. The plan is the last stage of the demographic policy guidelines adopted by President Putin in 2007. In addition to the measures for the entire population, the measures at the current stage are aimed in particularRead More →
The Russian Imperial Government chose him for their army because he could bring down a horse from a distance of 50 meters. At the start of the 1917 revolution, there were nearly a million Nagant revolvers in the hands of Russian soldiers and officers. This weapon literally became the symbolRead More →
Sapphire and diamond jewelry that was smuggled out of Russia during the 1917 revolution were auctioned off for a whopping $ 879,000 (£ 654,765). The very luxurious lot was auctioned at Sotheby’s in Geneva today, and included a sapphire and diamond brooch and matching ear clips that had previously belongedRead More →
A word of warning to anyone visiting Reykjavik: do not walk around the Icelandic capital in the company of artist Ragnar Kjartansson. Most people stop by the local luminary Kjartansson, who is unfailingly kind to all passers-by. Just over 360,000 people live on the tight-knit Nordic Island and such encountersRead More →
The end, when it came, was relatively bloodless after the carnage that had preceded it and what was to follow. A blank shot from the Aurora battle cruiser on the Neva River signaled the departure. Bolshevik soldiers, the Red Guards, had already taken control of key places in Petrograd, includingRead More →
After witnessing nearly eight years of the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, one would think that the international community would be clear about what type of war is going on in the Donbass region and who is responsible for it. France and Germany’s recent bizarre whataboutism attempts, spurred by a UkrainianRead More →
RUSSIAN EXTREMES An interesting phenomenon of recent years has been the growth of specialist billionaire observers – consultants who scrutinize the population of the Ultra High Net Worthlike naturalists observing wildebeest migration. They are not yet at the point of affixing satellite trackers to billionaires so they can follow themRead More →
To get Oliver Bullough’s Weekly Oligarchy delivered straight to your inbox register here EXTREME RUSSIANS An interesting phenomenon in recent years has been the growth of expert billionaire observers – consulting firms that scrutinize the Ultra-High-Net-Worth population, much like naturalists observing wildebeest migration. They haven’t yet gotten to the pointRead More →
Photos taken on Monday confirm recent reports that Russia is once again massing troops and military equipment on the border with Ukraine after a major build-up this spring. The new images taken by Maxar Technologies show an accumulation of armored units, tanks and self-propelled artillery as well as ground troopsRead More →