US Token Force for Eastern Europe 'as Useless in Combat as Regiment of Cavalry' A leaked report on the state of the US Army's European Rapid Reaction Force has found that the force is undermanned, under-equipped and unprepared to fight Russia in the event of war. 08.09.2017
Putin Suggests Tillerson Fell Into 'Bad Company' in Washington The Russian president joked that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had probably fallen into a bad company and was "moving in the other direction" in Washington. 07.09.2017
No Time For Break: After Freeing Deir ez-Zor Syrian Army Will Continue Offensive The lifting of the Deir ez-Zor siege doesn't automatically mean the end of the war against terrorists in Syria, experts told Sputnik, suggesting that having cleared the province of terrorist elements the Syrian Arab Army needs to advance toward the eastern and northern directions. 06.09.2017
Putin Right to Say North Korea Sanctions Unlikely to Work - US Senator Graham US Senator Lindsey Graham agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement, saying that diplomacy is the only way to reduce soaring tensions with North Korea. 05.09.2017
All You Need to Know About the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar The Rohingya conflict in Myanmar, which had caught its second wind in August 2017, appears to be a crisis long in the making: the conflict between the countries Buddhists and Muslims actually originates from the 19th century. 04.09.2017
Game Over: Start-Up Cryptocurrencies 'Can't Compete' With New Bank-Backed Coin Ten of the world's biggest banks are now part of a project to create a new digital currency for financial markets; the new coin has the power to blow rival cryptocurrencies out of the market, financial consultant Luigi Wewege told Radio Sputnik. 03.09.2017
The unknown 165-year history of Russia’s San Francisco consulate Russia’s diplomatic bastion in San Francisco has had its ups and downs throughout the hectic course of Russia-U. 02.09.2017
'Soft' or 'Hard' Brexit: Five Options for the UK to Say Goodbye to the EU The third round of Brexit talks is underway between the UK and the EU, and both sides are criticizing each other of lacking a constructive approach to the process. 01.09.2017
US Closes Russia's Consulate in San Francisco, Compounds in NYC, Washington The United States demanded that Russia shut down its Consulate General in San Francisco and two other diplomatic entities in New York City and Washington, DC by September 2, the US Department of State said in a press release on Thursday. 31.08.2017
Leaders of Japan, S Korea Agree to Seek Tougher UNSC Sanctions Against N Korea The Japanese prime minister and Korean president aim to get tough with North Korea at the UNSC. 30.08.2017
Russian Envoy Calls for 'Innovative' UNSC Response to New N Korea Missile Launch After US Ambassador to the UN Haley called for a powerful response to the North Korean latest missile launch, the Russian envoy to the organization said that more sanctions on Pyongyang would unlikely have a positive effect on the situation on the Korean Peninsula. 29.08.2017
Turkey 'Searching for Ways to Reconcile With Assad' Amid Situation in Idlib Lately, Turkey has been actively engaged in contacts with regional states and allies, discussing the situation in Syria. 28.08.2017
The shackles are off: Russia finally frees itself of massive Soviet debts After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the newly formed Russian Federation didn’t only have to come up with a new financial strategy for its future, but also think about repaying the billions of dollars the Soviet Union borrowed from abroad. 27.08.2017
'Natasha' of Mass Destruction: How Moscow and NATO Nickname Russian Weapons The tradition of giving the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) reporting names to Russian warplanes goes back to the beginning of the Cold War. 26.08.2017
US Using Sanctions as 'Blackmail Tool' Against China Commenting on recent reports in the US media that the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control put a number of Russian and Chinese companies on its sanctions list despite earlier reports that delayed taking trade actions against China, one Chinese expert told Sputnik that the US is using punitive measures as a blackmailing tool. 25.08.2017
Beijing Shares Seoul's Position on Peaceful Settlement of Nuclear Crisis Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Hua Chunying stated that Beijing supports South Korea’s position on solving the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula through a peaceful dialogue. 24.08.2017
Lebanon Interested in Russian Buggies, Armored Personnel Carriers Lebanese Defense Minister Yacoub Sarraf said that the Lebanese Army is interested in buying Russian military buggy vehicles and armored personnel carriers in order to use them in counter-terrorist operations. 23.08.2017
US Spy Admits Magnitsky Case Was Created by Browder 'PR Machine' The Magnitsky Act adopted by the Obama administration in 2012 appears to be based on a "legend" created and blown up by US investor William Browder, an email of a State Department intelligence official obtained by unknown hackers says. 22.08.2017
Barcelona Attack Van Driver Identified - Catalan Police The Catalan police have identified a person who had committed a deadly van attack in the Spanish resort city of Barcelona. 21.08.2017
The Toxic Truth: 'US, UK Have Shown Their True Colors in Syria' The discovery of US and UK-made toxic substances in the areas liberated from terrorists shows the true colors of the US-led coalition, retired Maj. 20.08.2017