Russia to supply armored vehicles to Nicaragua
Russia’s Interior Ministry has signed an agreement with Nicaragua on supplying the “Tiger” armored vehicles to that country. “These vehicles will be used in operations on fighting the organized crime...
View ArticleRussia, U.S. talk as Syria events "accelerate on the ground"
By Erika Solomon and David Brunnstrom BEIRUT/DUBLIN | Thu Dec 6, 2012 6:03pm EST BEIRUT/DUBLIN (Reuters) – The two superpowers divided by Syria’s civil war met head to head on Thursday, with signs...
View ArticleU.S. and Russia still back Syria settlement: UN envoy
By Erika Solomon BEIRUT | Sun Dec 9, 2012 3:30pm EST BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. and Russian officials have given their commitment to a political solution for the deepening Syrian conflict, a United...
View ArticleRussia says Syrian rebels might win
By Steve Gutterman and Oliver Holmes MOSCOW/BEIRUT | Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:27am EST MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels are gaining ground and might win, Russia’s Middle East envoy said on Thursday,...
View ArticleRussia Dismisses Claims by ISIS in Deadly Airliner Crash
Cairo, Oct 31 (EFE).- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expressed “his most heartfelt condolences” to the Russian government and to the families of the victims of the plane crash Saturday in the...
View ArticleU.S. Intelligence Suggests ISIS Brought Down Russian Plane
Washington, Nov 4 (EFE).– The chartered Russian passenger jet that crashed last weekend in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula could have been downed by the Islamic State or a related jihadist group, according to...
View ArticleTurkey and Russia Discuss Airspace Violations
Istanbul, Jan 30 (EFE).– The Turkish government summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the latest violation of its airspace by a Russian fighter jet, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday. The...
View Article50 Russian battle tanks headed to Nicaragua, sparking concerns in Central...
Russia will deliver 50 new T-72B1 battle tanks to Nicaragua this year, in a deal worth some US $80 million, in a move that is sparking concerns in Central America. The post 50 Russian battle tanks...
View ArticleCold War 2.0? NATO Will Deploy More Troops Closer to Russia
Ex Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said on Saturday that the rhetoric used by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in its summit in Poland is a sign of war. “All the rhetoric used in Warsaw is...
View ArticleRussia: U.S. Actions a Threat to Our National Security
MOSCOW, Oct. 9 — Tensions continue to rise between the United States and Russia as the Russian foreign minister said Sunday recent actions and statements threaten his country’s national security....
View ArticleTrump: NATO Is Obsolete, Nuclear Weapons Should Decrease
Berlin, Jan. 15 — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with the German daily Bild that NATO is “obsolete” and accused Chancellor Angela Merkel of committing a “catastrophic mistake”...
View ArticleSenate Confirms Tillerson as Trump’s Secretary of State
Washington, Feb. 1 — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed oil executive Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Tillerson, 64, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, will take over the U.S....
View ArticleUS Leaders Request Details on Flynn’s Russian Connections
Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, John Conyers, Jr., Eliot L. Engel, Bennie G. Thompson, Adam Smith, and Adam Schiff, Ranking Members of the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform,...
View ArticleUS Attorney General Asked to Resign Due to Unrevealed Russia Contacts
The recently appointed Attorney General of the United States met the Russian ambassador to the U.S. twice in Washington during the 2016 presidential campaign – something he did not disclose during his...
View ArticleRussia, El Salvador Celebrate 25 Years of Positive Bilateral Relations
Moscow, Mar 3 — Bilateral relations between Russia and the Central American nation of El Salvador continue to develop well, said the Russian foreign minister upon meeting his Salvadoran counterpart on...
View ArticleUS Democrats’ Increased Opposition to Trump Not Slowing Him
Editor’s note: The views expressed by guest columnists are not necessarily those of The Costa Rica Star, its advertisers, or its staff. Presidential politics these days is getting as surreal as a...
View ArticleCongress to Hold 1st Hearing on Russian Interference in US Elections
The House Intelligence Committee will hold its first public hearing on the investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, committee chairman Devin Nunes announced Tuesday. The...
View ArticleRussian Military Plans Joint Anti-Terrorism Exercises in Nicaragua
On April 3, a delegation from the Russian Federation’s aerial landing troops arrived in Managua, Nicaragua to plan future joint military exercises with the country’s government, said the digital Russia...
View ArticleRussian Billionaire Has Cash Seized at Costa Rica’s Main Airport
One of Russia’s wealthiest individuals had over $20,000 in cash seized yesterday afternoon, Thursday, October 26, 2017, at Costa Rica’s main Juan Santamaría International Airport near San José when he...
View ArticleWell…Mr. President There’s Nothing Like Pouring Gasoline on Your Russia...
Well … Mr. President there’s nothing like pouring gasoline on your Russia problem when you had no problem, but now you do and it’s a whole new ballgame. Public and political perception of President...
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