Soviet Union

Amid widespread speculation about the impending collapse of the Russian economy, recent assessments by economists suggest a different narrative emerging.

According to the Ukrainian portal Pravda, as reported by Aero.rs, for the destruction of the Antonov An-225 "Mryja", after a two-year investigation, the director of the Antonov factory, Serhiy Bychkov, and the head of security, Oleksandr Netosov, have been charged with 15 years in prison for the destruction of that plane.

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov addressed concerns over the long-term storage of nuclear waste during a parliamentary control session in Bulgaria today, revealing that the country is engaged in discussions with other European nations regarding potential solutions.

French Defense Minister Sbastien Lecornu did not provide specific details today about the French flights or planes involved in the downing threats.
He said Russia is returning to a "particularly aggressive" stance reminiscent of the behavior of the former Soviet Union during the Cold War.

It is a technique once taught to agents of the Soviet Union's secret services

Greek-American relations are experiencing a "golden age" right now, US analyst and senior fellow for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress think tank Alan Makovsky told Kathimerini in Washington DC recently, sitting at a Foggy Bottom restaurant looking out at the University of Georgetown dorm named after Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, a new report has revealed.

The members of the group of ethnic Greeks from countries of the former Soviet Union accused of the murders of three Greek mobsters are reportedly linked to the execution of death contracts abroad as well.

Edward Lucas, a British journalist, expert in the field of security and author of several books, raised the "working temperature" in Great Britain with his author's article in the tabloid "Daily Mail".

The execution of mobster Vangelis Zambounis in the Athens suburb of Neos Kosmos on January 14 was just the tip of the iceberg in a case that began unfolding about two years ago, involving ethnic Greeks from the former Soviet Union who appear to have embarked on a campaign of sorts to push out rival leaders of the so-called Greek Mafia.