Tag: Russia
Russian Church A Step Closer To Split From The Rest of Orthodox Christianity
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church announced that it will end its participation in every structure that is chaired by the Ecumenical...
Report: Russian Spies Target Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (video)
The News Agency Associated Press claims that found evidence from a hit list of 4,700 email addresses were supplied last year by Secureworks, a...
FYROM Leader: Russia Proxies Funding ‘Macedonia’ Deal Protests
FYROM premier Zoran Zaev has told the media he believes Russia, via sympathetic "Greek businessmen", has been funding unrest in his country to prevent...
Hellenic Air Force Band Plays ‘Zorba the Greek’ in St. Petersburg (video)
"Zorba the Greek" played by the Hellenic Air Force Band got the St. Petresburg crowd excited during the International Military Bands Festival.
The Hellenic Air...
Ancient Corinthian Helmet Found in Southwest Russia
An ancient Greek Corinthian helmet was found in a 5th century BC grave in the Taman Peninsula, southwest Russia, according to RIA Novosti news...
Putin Extends Support to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew spoke on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting Ankara, and exchanged good wishes for Easter.
The Russian president...
Russia, Turkey Deepen Strategic Ties with Nuclear Plant
Work has begun on a huge nuclear power plant in Turkey which could deepen strategic and political ties between Ankara and Moscow.
Turkish leader Recep...
The Byzantine History of Putin’s Russian Empire
By Theodore Christou*, The Conversation
Russian athletes were conspicuous in their neutral colours during this year’s Winter Olympics and Paralympics due to a ban based...
UK to Expel 23 Russian Diplomats Over Spy Case
Britain on Wednesday ordered the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats in retaliation for the poisoning of a former Russian spy on U.K. territory earlier...
Russia and Turkey to Launch First Nuclear Reactor in 2023
Russia and Turkey plan to launch the first reactor at Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant in 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Speaking...