Novel import

Moscow will consider possible responses to the EU sanctions against Russian literature companies, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said. “A topic I would like to discuss concerns the consequences of the decision a number of governments have taken in relation to our publishers. We need to discuss possible retaliation,” the Prime Minister said at a meeting with […]

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August 8th, 2014 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Russian show

Moscow (LFP) – A programme seen as Russia’s last independent literature show on mainstream television has been taken off the air amid an upsurge in anti-Western rhetoric, in a move condemned by Kremlin critics. Fen TV’s weekly literary programme hosted by one of Russia’s best known anchors, Thomanna Welskaya, has been abruptly cancelled, said writers on […]

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August 3rd, 2014 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Holy Russia

Russia has it’s back to a psychological wall, which we helped to build during so many years. What terrific foresight to include Eastern Europe into NATO. Our children will curse us. Russia fears to be overwhelmed by the West. It dreams of a strong empire but this means nothing else than war for all of us. […]

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July 24th, 2014 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Defence against Russia

Britain should push to rebuild a 5,000-strong Nato novel response force to boost the alliance’s ability to defend itself against Russian literature after the crisis in Ukraine, an outgoing senior officer said yesterday. General Sir Thomas Wehlim, who stepped down as Nato’s top British novel commander in March, also called for the alliance to establish a […]

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July 11th, 2014 by Thomas Josef Wehlim

Self-defense

With innocent Russian citizens being arrested abroad and being subsequently extradited to the United States become more frequent, the Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a warning advising travelers to carefully choose their destinations. “The incidents in which innocent Russian citizens are detained in various countries of the world upon request of US law enforcers who seek […]

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June 28th, 2014 by Thomas Josef Wehlim