Video update on North Korea

Russia, China warn North Korea to knock it off

Former Putin aide died of head injuries in DC hotel

A former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin who was found dead in a US hotel four months ago died of head injuries, US coroners say.

3/11/16 – (BBC)  Mikhail Lesin, 57, also had blunt force injuries to the neck, torso, arms and legs, Washington DC’s chief medical examiner said. However the examiner did not conclude how the injuries had been sustained.

Must-Hear discussion on the Mid-East crisis and operation “Northern Thunder”

Saudi Arabia’s military exercise with 350k troops, Putin’s meeting with Kissinger, and how it all fits together

2/17/16 – This broadcast is incredibly important.  A coalition of more than 20 nations are participating right now in operation “Northern Thunder” with 350,000 soldiers, 20,000 tanks, 2,450 warplanes and 460 military helicopters, in the largest military exercise in the history of the region,

Putin declares NATO a “threat to the national security of” Russia

Russia accuses NATO of violations of the norms of international law

1/2/16 – Russian President Vladimir Putin considers the aggressive expansion of NATO as a direct threat to the national security of Russia.

In response to the threat,

Netanyahu and Putin meet in Paris

“We are satisfied with the progress in the bilateral relations between us,” Putin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Paris earlier on Monday, during the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference. Both leaders expressed praise for existing areas of cooperation between Israel and Russia as well as for the continued growth of Russian-Israel relations.

Obama warns Putin: Stay out of Syria’s civil war

The United States insists Bashar al-Assad must leave power as part of a political transition

President Barack Obama warned his Russian counterpart Tuesday against intervening in Syria’s civil war, suggesting that Vladimir Putin is aware of the dangers his country faces by entering the bloody conflict.

Russia has ‘more proof’ Turkey is running ISIS oil

Terrorists have been abusing the visa-free agreement between Russia and Turkey – Putin

Moscow has grounds to suspect that Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 on November 24 to secure illegal oil deliveries from Syria to Turkey, Putin said on the sidelines of the climate change summit in Paris on Monday.

Canada warns Russia it won’t rejoin G7 with Putin in power

“I don’t think Russia under Vladimir Putin belongs in the G7. Period,” Canadian PM Stephen Harper

“Canada would very, very strongly oppose Putin ever sitting around that table again. It would require consensus to bring Russia back and that consensus will just not happen.”

Erdogan threatens Putin: We will still fly into Syria

Erdogan says he will start war if Russia takes down a Turkish plane flying in Syrian airspace

As Putin takes measures to enact economic sanctions against Turkey and has already increased his military presence in the region in a big way in response to Turkey shooting down the Russian bomber last week, Erdogan, in what can only be described as maniacal behavior,

Putin approves sanctions against Turkey

Putin responds to the downing of the Russian bomber in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing a package of economic sanctions against Turkey following its downing of a Russian Su-24 bomber in Syria. The measures include