US accuses Russia of nuclear sabre-rattling, amid Nato tensions Two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft fly near USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea. 12 April 2016Getty Images The USS Donald Cook was buzzed by two Russian jets over the Baltic Sea last month US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has accused Russia of “nuclear sabre-rattling” and of being intent on… Read more »
The ongoing Syrian conflict has led to greater tension between European nations and the Putin administration. Although both sides appear to be in support of a peaceful solution to the crisis, the future leadership in Syria has put the two bloc’s in diametrically opposed positions….
Reuters…Russia said on Sunday talks were taking place to include Aleppo in a temporary lull in fighting declared by the Syrian army in some western parts of the country, a sign of intensified efforts to halt a surge of violence in its former commercial capital. The United States said stopping the bloodshed in Aleppo, which has been at the center… Read more »