While Yury Ushakov’s claim that North Korea declared it would renounce nuclear weapons tests and close the test site is correct, Pyongyang’s later actions cast doubt on its commitment to denuclearization as well as its role in stabilizing the situation on Korean peninsula.
While Russia’s arms sector has been least affected by sanctions, independent reports do not confirm Medvedev’s numbers
Last week, when the Hollywood action fantasy “Hellboy “was released in Russia, bloggers and media noted that the film’s Russian distributor replaced the name “Stalin” with “Hitler” in the Russian-language voiceover for the film’s narration.
Vladimir Putin’s claim contradicts both Russian government data and independent reports regarding the dynamics of retail prices for gasoline, showing that the president’s statistic is significantly lower than the actual increase.
While there are varying opinions on the legality and effect of NATO’s intervention in Libya, NATO was not the cause of the crisis in Libya. NATO’s Operation Unified Protector was launched in response to a UN resolution regarding the ongoing civil war there.
The ships that NATO nations are providing to the Ukrainian navy technologically are more advanced and in a better shape than most of the Soviet-made vessels in Russia’s own navy. Experts say the NATO-provided ships significantly enhance the Ukrainian navy’s capabilities.
Independent analyses show that the global arms trade increased steadily over 2008-2018. During the period of the Mueller investigation, the U.S. share in the global weapons transfer increased by less than one percent.
Kravchenko’s claim is the opposite of what Russian authorities have accused the two Americans of doing. The Mormons legally entered Russia for “religious activities” but are accused of giving English language lessons instead. Experts said these accusations are fabricated.
The Russian minister’s statement is false - Donald Trump received 2.87 million less votes nationwide in the U.S. 2016 presidential election than his political rival Hillary Clinton, but won the White House via a tabulation of the state-by-state electoral votes, receiving 304 vs Clinton’s 227
The Nevada State Athletic Commission offered Nurmagomedov the chance to reduce his suspension to six months – the same as McGregor’s – by participating in a local anti-bullying campaign, but he refused.
To some it was just a joke but in Russia Elon Musk’s phrase put him in the Kremlin’s propaganda dictionary, where one possessive pronoun divides the world into good and evil. But it did not make the entrepreneur a Russian spy.
None of the U.S. Air Forces’ commanders or representatives, including General Tod Wolters, ever said the words cited in the Russian media outlet.
The United Nations Outer Space Treaty prohibits any national appropriation or occupation of celestial bodies and outer space resources. However, “loopholes” in the law can be used for such claims in the future.
In the United States, orcas and belugas are protected from commercial and sports hunting under multiple laws and regulations. Capturing and exporting the whales is illegal in the U.S.
The Afghan Special Forces confirmed they conducted the operation arresting Islamic State members and transferring them under the Afghan National Directorate of Security control. The U.S. was not involved.
WikiLeaks mischaracterized the MSNBC host and RIA Novosti enhanced the misinformation. Both relayed only part of the program, ignoring actual U.S. government warnings cited in the program. Maddow’s concerns about a potential Russian threat were not baseless.
RIA Novosti “quoted” a Wall Street Journal article, attributing to it wording that was not in the original piece. The U.S. cannot “order” foreign governments to follow certain policies, although the Hungarian leader objected to "pressure" from the U.S.
While the Joint Investigation Team has not shared with Russia all of the material from its ongoing investigation of the MH-17 shoot-down, they have concluded Russia is to blame for the downing, and say Moscow has not fully responded to the Joint Investigative Team requests.
Russia’s 9M729 missile system has a range capability “well over” the range allowed by the INF Treaty. Russia has confirmed multiple launches of 9M729 missiles from fixed locations, including the Kapustin Yar missile range, as well as from the sea and mobile bases.
The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly's letter sent to Russia and all other member states proved Slutsky’s claim was false. The letter said all PACE delegations should include at least “one member of the under-represented sex appointed as a representative.”
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