Chuck Hagel reaffirms US 'strong commitment' to protect Japan
Saturday, 05 April 2014 15:09

US defence secretary's fourth trip to region comes as China, Japan and other nations are locked in bitter territorial disputes

Against the backdrop of Russia's takeover of Ukraine's Crimean region, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday that a key message he will deliver to leaders in Tokyo this weekend is that the US is strongly committed...

 
Crimea: no more McDonald's or methadone after annexation
Friday, 04 April 2014 19:12
Russia's annexation of Crimea sees shutdown of fast-food chain and discontinuation of programme for drug users

If people in Crimea were still wondering how much life might change following the Russian takeover of the peninsula, they now have an answer: no more McDonald's.

The fast-food chain has announced it is closing its outlets in Crimea's main...

 
'Russian ambassadors' plan world domination: audio recording of leaked phonecall
Friday, 04 April 2014 13:20
A recording of a phone call in which two men, said to be Russian ambassadors, plan their next moves after the annexation of Crimea. Igor Chubarov, Russia's ambassador to Eritrea, and Sergei Bakharev, the ambassador to Zimbabwe and Malawi, are named as the men recorded, though this has not been verified Continue reading......
 
Russian ambassadors: 'next we'll take Catalonia, Venice, Scotland and Alaska'
Friday, 04 April 2014 13:13
Unauthenticated, expletive-laden recording of pair joking about which countries to annex after Crimea is leaked online

A recording has surfaced online purporting to be a leaked conversation between two Russian ambassadors discussing which parts of the world they would like to annex after Crimea.

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Nuclear security: too important to fail
Thursday, 03 April 2014 17:21
The Nuclear Security Summit was overshadowed by the Ukraine crisis, but two London academics argue that too much is at stake for the new US-Russian freeze to derail progress

Guest Blog: Matthew Moran and Matthew Cottee from the Centre for Science and Security Studies at King's College London

Nobody can deny that the Dutch went to great lengths to...

 
Ukrainian officials hint at Russian involvement in deaths of protesters
Thursday, 03 April 2014 15:06
12 police officers are arrested in Ukraine as Russia claims 25 Ukrainians have been detained for planning terror attacks

Top Ukrainian officials have insinuated that Russian security services had a hand in the violence that led to more than 100 deaths in Kiev last month, as Moscow claimed 25 Ukrainians had planned terror attacks in Russia last...

 
Russian minister's advice to US over Crimea: do yoga and chill out
Thursday, 03 April 2014 13:27
Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov accuses Americans of 'childish tantrums' after they responded to crisis with sanctions

A top Russian official has accused the US of "childish tantrums" in its response to the annexation of Crimea, and suggested that American politicians practise yoga and watch sitcoms to help chill out.

"Clearly,...

 
Major labels sue Russian social network vKontakte for 'large-scale' music piracy
Thursday, 03 April 2014 11:58

Sony, Universal and Warner want court to force site to scan for copyrighted songs and pay damages

Three major labels are suing Russian social network vKontakte, claiming that the company has deliberately fostered "large-scale" music piracy on its service.

Sony Music Russia, Universal Music Russia and Warner Music UK have filed separate...

 
Miley Cyrus caught up in Russia sanctions row
Thursday, 03 April 2014 10:09
Helsinki venue in which Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake are due to perform is owned by three Russians who have been blacklisted by the US government

Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake have become embroiled in a political row over whether the promoter of their sellout concerts in Finland risks falling foul of US sanctions on Russia, the Financial...

 
For Russia, response to the West is not of paramount importance
Thursday, 03 April 2014 08:26
On Thursday, April a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will be hosted in Moscow. The agenda includes issues of regional and international security. The meeting will take place almost immediately after the meeting of foreign ministers of NATO member countries...
 
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