He discusses the geopolitical implications of the Saudi monarch Salman al-Saud's visit to Moscow and his meeting with Vladimir Putin. He also examines the emerging proxy media war between Russia and the U.S. If the U.S. bans RT, will Russia do the same with the NYT, WAPO, CNN and other U.S. mass media in Russia? In addition, Professor Kovacevic looks at new German-Russian economic cooperation and investment projects in the car industry and re-visits the issue of the proliferation of the false bomb threats by discussing the recent report of the FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov.