Absolute unit: World’s most powerful icebreaker begins sea trials in the Baltics (VIDEO)

Built to ensure Russia’s success in the Arctic, the flagship of a new line of nuclear icebreakers took to the sea near St Petersburg. The Arktika vessel is set to become the largest and most powerful icebreaker in the world. … Read More >Absolute unit: World’s most powerful icebreaker begins sea trials in the Baltics (VIDEO)

Russia declares personae non gratae 2 German Embassy diplomats over Berlin murder case – Foreign Ministry

Moscow has decided to expel two German diplomats working at the embassy in Russia, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The mirror action was anticipated after a similar move was made by Berlin last week. … Read More >Russia declares personae non gratae 2 German Embassy diplomats over Berlin murder case – Foreign Ministry

Bomb plot by supporter of radical Ukrainian nationalists thwarted in Russia’s major port city of Murmansk – FSB

The Russian security service FSB said it has arrested a man, linked with radical Ukrainian nationalists, who was plotting to carry out a bomb attack near a government building in the northern Russian port of Murmansk. … Read More >Bomb plot by supporter of radical Ukrainian nationalists thwarted in Russia’s major port city of Murmansk – FSB

Putin: If Kiev gets control of rebel-held border with Russia, a Srebrenica-type massacre may follow

Moscow is concerned that if Kiev troops take control of the border between Russia and eastern Ukraine without ironclad guarantees to anti-government militias, a massacre not unlike the one in ex-Yugoslav Srebrenica may occur. … Read More >Putin: If Kiev gets control of rebel-held border with Russia, a Srebrenica-type massacre may follow

‘Bearpocalypse’: WATCH dozens of polar bears besiege Arctic village in Russia’s Chukotka

A large horde of polar bears has descended upon a village in Russia’s Far North, seeking food. The ‘bearpocalypse’ has placed the settlement under siege, with authorities and volunteers trying hard to prevent man-bear incidents. … Read More >‘Bearpocalypse’: WATCH dozens of polar bears besiege Arctic village in Russia’s Chukotka