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Did Erdogan stay overnight at Russian air base during coup? (English subs)

Former Lebanese minister and a leading personality on Lebanese television, Wiam Wahhab, said that Turkey’s President Erdogan sought refuge for one night in a Russian air base on Syria’s coast during the recent coup in Turkey.  Wahhab also criticised the “greediness” of some Kurdish forces for their moves to form a Kurdistan statelet, explaining that Iran, Turkey, Syria and Iraq will never allow that to happen.

Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok Russia September 3rd, 2016

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum. This year, representatives of 35 countries applied to attend the forum. In total, delegations from 56 countries are taking part. September 3, 2016 08:20 Russky Island     Images from the Eastern Economic Forum   The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was established by a Presidential Executive Order in 2015 to promote the accelerated economic development of the Russian Far East and the expansion of international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Interview to Bloomberg

On September 1, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the international media company Bloomberg in Vladivostok. You can download the video here John Micklethwait: Mr President, thank you very much for talking to Bloomberg. We are in Vladivostok, at the border of Russia, practically the Pacific Coast is its border, and this is already the second Eastern Economic Forum that is about to start. What are you planning to achieve at the Forum? President of Russia Vladimir Putin: We would like to draw the attention of our partners, of potential investors to the Russian Far East.

Men don’t arch their backs, or why Russians reject “Western values” by Scott Humor Updated

European Military Expenditure per capita 2016 map   Virtual beads and all that… Cat Motya on the meaning of the “European values” “I have been thinking about how mice have brainwashed the European tribes. The technology of brainwashing is very simple and has not changed with the colonization of the Americas, but with one difference. Native Americans were selling their lands for glass beads.  Since then, the “global elites” of

High alert: Russia tests army’s readiness in massive snap exercise in west & south

High alert: Russia tests army’s readiness in massive snap exercise in west & south Russian Army units as well as the Air Force, Airborne Troops and the Navy’s Northern Fleet have been put on high alert as part of a large-scale snap exercise which the Defense Ministry says will check troops’ readiness to tackle emerging crises. “According to the decision of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces [President Vladimir Putin],

Ukraine’s Plot to Exchange a Citizen of Israel for Terrorists who Killed Russian Officers, by Scott Humor

Last week while we were celebrating the success of Russian athletes, other people were busy cooking up some fake news mixed with Hollywood-style horrors and injustices.  To make a long story short, a blogger living in Ukraine known as varyag2007 has been almost, not quite, but very close to being arrested by the SBU. We were informed that the arrest is going to take place if not now then most

World SITREP August 22, 2016 by BAAZ

RUSSIA Russia: Kalashnikov opens own-brand store at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport Russia Defense Report: Nukes, Bugs, and Gas in Hybrid Wars Russia: Four militants killed in anti-terror op in St. Petersburg – officials Launch of Kalibr cruise missiles from Mediterranean Sea against Jihadists facilities in Aleppo World’s Best Portable ManPad missile Russian Verba The Russian Ministry of defense published the first official video of the fifth generation PAK FA Sukhoi T-50

POLITE ANALYTICS: failed Crimean sabotage Ukraine the causes, results, items, effects

POLITE ANALYTICS: failed Crimean sabotage Ukraine [the causes, results, items, effects] by RoSsi BaRBeRa Translated by Scott Humor Previous posts  on the Ukrainian terrorism in Crimea Armed attack on Russian border guards in Crimea SITREP August 8th The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s main intelligence directorate terror plot foiled in Crimea August 2016 SITREP Statement by the foreign ministry of Russia on terror attacks in Crimea Other articles by the same author

Russia SITREP Questions and Answers August 16th, by Scott Humor

Just a few recent events here to show how the situation is gradually turning to the favorable for Russia and the Eastern democracies way. This year Russia is getting a record crop of grains, especially wheat. The price of Russian wheat went up considerably. Russian Wheat Prices Climb for Second Week on French Crop Woes Wheat is one of the main items of export of Russia, and  it’s comparable with

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and German Steinmeier made statements in Yekaterinburg [Updated]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and German Steinmeier made statements in Yekaterinburg   Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speak to the press after their meeting in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg     Russian text of the press conference Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following a meeting with Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier,

Russia: “We are ready for dialogue” Shoigu tells West to stop frightening their people

Russia: “We are ready for dialogue” Shoigu tells West to stop frightening their people Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu     Published on Aug 14, 2016 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke about the Russian military presence in Syria, during an interview with VGTRK (Rossiya-1) in Moscow, Sunday, stating that there “are many of our compatriots from Russia and from countries of the former Soviet Union.” fighting on the side

Russia’s Ministry of Defense published on its YouTube official channel video titled “the Strength to rule the Skies” with T-50

The Ministry of Defense published on its YouTube official channel video titled “the Strength to rule the Skies” with T-50 Another translation:  The sky belongs to the strong. The video features performance from the Air Day competition by the Russian Aerospace Forces or VKS. The video also shows an aerial survey of the newest 5th generation fighter jet T-50 PAK FA. The video also presents a carrier-based fighter MiG-29KUB, su-33, combat

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s main intelligence directorate terror plot foiled in Crimea August 2016 SITREP, by Scott

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s main intelligence directorate terror plot foiled in Crimea August 2016 SITREP I will keep updating this post over the next couple of days. I have a large amount of information mostly in Russian, that’s why it takes me long time to translate. Please, keep checking back for updates. How it’s all started A shootout took place on Crimean border early on Saturday August 7th The shooting

STATEMENT BY THE FOREIGN MINISTRY OF RUSSIA on terror attacks in Crimea

STATEMENT BY THE FOREIGN MINISTRY OF RUSSIA August 11, 2016 Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has disrupted a plot to carry out terrorist attacks in the Republic of Crimea. The attacks, planned by the Ukrainian Defence Ministry’s Chief Intelligence Directorate, targeted critical infrastructure and facilities in Crimea. Russia’s intelligence services take the view that these planned acts of sabotage and terrorism were intended to destabilise the socio-political situation in the

Putin, Erdogan hold joint press conference in St. Petersburg (FULL VIDEO)

Putin, Erdogan hold joint press conference in St. Petersburg (FULL VIDEO)   Streamed live Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are holding a joint news conference in St. Petersburg following their meeting. Items for discussion on the agenda were expected to include economic projects and the settlement of the Syrian crisis. Erdogan is on his first foreign visit since the attempted military coup in Turkey.

A nuclear Rio, attempted murder of Plotnitsky, armed attack on Russian border guards in Crimea SITREP August 8th, Updated by Scott

An attack on Russia’s border control in Crimea leaves one Russian serviceman dead and several wounded. An attempt to assassin the President’s of the Lugansk Republic,  Igor Plotnitsky, injures him and his bodyguards. A “nuclear option” for the Rio Olympic games In Russia, there is a very strong understanding that Russian Olympic team was banned from the Olympic games as a part of  elaborated plot to organize a massive terror

Gorlovka celebrates the Russian Airborne Forces Day

On August 2nd, people in Gorlovka celebrated the Russian Airborne Forces Day Russian airborne forces VDV have traditionally worn a blue beret and blue-striped long-sleeved shirt or telnyashka and are called “desant” (Ru: Десант) from the French “Descente”. Celebration of the Russian Airborne Troops Day in Gorlovka Donetsk People’s republic, Donbass     Oleg Gasmanov: No one, but us Олег Газманов – Никто, кроме нас! (новый клип 2015)

The Syrian conflict: An Iranian perspective on the Russian involvement and a potential Turkish cooperation

Foreword by the Saker: the latest article by Aram Mirzaei is truly a rare gem as it outlines an Iranian view on the conflict in Syria and on the Russian involvement in it.  As I, and others, have mentioned several times, Russia and Iran are de-facto allies in this war, but unlike AngloZionist “coalitions”, that does not mean that one is subordinated to the other and that there is only

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