Political Nightmare: Trump Opens Pandora's Box by Firing FBI Director Comey US President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey has sparked a heated debate. 10.05.2017
About 8 Mln Russians Took Part in 'Immortal Regiment' Marches Across Country Around 8 million people took part in the World War II commemoration event, dubbed "Immortal Regiment," in Russia, spokeswoman of the Russia's Internal Ministry Irina Volk said Tuesday. 09.05.2017
Merkel tests limits of Putin’s pragmatism and patience The two rounds talks between Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Sochi could be assessed as a modest ‘warming up’ of cooled relations, if it were not for the new Berlin wall the EU keeps erecting around Russia. 08.05.2017
On the Warpath: Clinton 'Building New Political Group' to Counter Trump's Agenda Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is reportedly busy creating a new group specifically aimed at funding organizations which will throw sand in the gears of Donald Trump and his Republican fellowmen. 07.05.2017
Syria’s Safe Zones: The Strategic Peculiarities of a New Peacekeeping Format As the plan to establish safe zones in Syria officially came into effect as of midnight Saturday, local time, the Russian media reviewed why these four areas on the Syrian map have been chosen for the new peacekeeping format and what their military and strategic peculiarities are. 06.05.2017
Signs of a Bargain? Why Russia is for the Establishment of 'Safe Zones' in Syria Following his talks with Turkish President Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Wednesday, President Putin commented on the initiative to create so-called "de-escalation" zones in Syria. 05.05.2017
No Cash for Fascists: US Congress Won't Fund Ukraine's Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that prevents the country from arming and training Ukraine's infamously ultra-nationalist Azov Battalion. 04.05.2017
Putin-Trump Phone Call: 'Positive First Step, but No Need to Get All Worked Up' Russian President Vladimir Putin has held another telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. 03.05.2017
Russia-Japan summit: Putin, Abe inch closer towards normalizing ties At their latest meeting summit, Vladimir Putin and Shinzo Abe did not trumpet any grand designs but managed to follow through on practical projects that transpired during prior talks at the ministerial level. 02.05.2017
Labor Day Parade Held in Moscow With Thousands of Participants Mass demonstrations devoted to Labor Day celebrations are held in Moscow, with thousands of trade union representatives, students, senior citizens and representatives of various political parties and movements participating, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday. 01.05.2017
Trump Stops Short of Calling China Currency Manipulator Amid North Korea Crisis US President Donald Trump said Saturday that it is not "the right time" to call China a "currency manipulator," as Beijing might help Washington to resolve the North Korean crisis. 30.04.2017
Why Brussels Teamed Up With Soros to Bring Hungary to Its Knees Brussels has exerted pressure on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for his high education law, which allegedly targets American billionaire George Soros. 29.04.2017
Despite His Extremely Low Ratings, Trump is 'Still More Popular Than Congress' Saturday is going to mark the 100th day in office of the 45th US President Donald Trump, who, according to recent polls, enjoys the lowest support in modern history. 28.04.2017
'Ankara is Deepening the Rift Between Turkey and EU by Its Own Hands' The decision to restart monitoring Turkey, made by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on April 25, reflects the depth of the crisis simmering between Ankara and the EU, Oguz Kaan Salici of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) told Sputnik. 27.04.2017
Better Off Without You: Is Trump Giving Up on Poland by Slashing Aid by 100%? Poland is the only EU member state which is facing a suggested 100 percent cut in US financial assistance for 2018, joining other Central and Eastern European countries, such as Ukraine. 26.04.2017
How powerful will Russia’s only aircraft carrier be after modernization? Forty billion rubles ($708 million) will be spent to modernize Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, after which it will not just be an aircraft carrier but will also be able to strike at the enemy using Kalibr-NK cruise missiles. 25.04.2017
Macron, Le Pen Advance to 2nd Round of French Presidential Vote Emmanuel Macron of the centrist En Marche! movement and right-wing National Front leader Marine Le Pen won the first round of French presidential election, thus triggering a run-off on May 7. 24.04.2017
Why Russia's Ground Forces Are One of the World's Best The German weekly newsmagazine Focus has named Russia among the world’s top three most powerful nations. 23.04.2017
Russia Ready to Prioritize Air Defense Systems Deliveries to Syria Russia is ready to provide Syria with the air defense systems it needs if such an agreement is reached, Russian Senator Viktor Ozerov told Sputnik Saturday. 22.04.2017
Snap UK General Election Is a Desperate Attempt to Derail Scottish Independence British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call a snap general election bears all the hallmarks of a government in the throes of a continuing political crisis in the wake of last year's referendum result to rip the UK out of the EU, commonly referred to as Brexit. 21.04.2017
