The operational-tactical systems will be transferred to the missile brigade of the Western Military District. Credit: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation The Russian Armed Forces intends to complete the rearmament of its missile units of the Land Forces … Read More
FILE PHOTO. © Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov The US, Germany’s closest strategic ally, came surprisingly close to the ‘bogeyman’ Russia in the list of countries that the Germans fear the most, leaving North Korea and others lag behind, a new … Read More
Mikhail Mettsel / TASS Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday he intends to push forward towards a World War Two peace treaty with Russia, which has been stymied for decades by a territorial row, during a summit in Russia later this … Read More
Iran could use its growing clout in Iraq to turn it into a springboard for attacks against Israel, the chief of Israeli military intelligence said on Monday, reports Reuters. Israel sees the spread of Tehran’s influence in the region as a … Read More
EHRAN (FNA)- The Russian Air Force carried out a series of airstrikes over the Idlib province on Sunday night, marking the first time in several weeks targeting militant-held regions in Northwestern Syria. Led by an air squadron from the Humeimim … Read More
Almost 30,000 Jews immigrated to Israel over the past year, the country’s immigration agency says. Around a third of them came from Russia. Immigration by Jews to Israel rose by 5 percent over the past year, with 29,600 people moving … Read More
One month after Russia attacked three Ukrainian navy ships in the Kerch Strait, Ukraine’s navy chief said his country was prepared to defend its sovereignty from its bigger neighbor and exert its freedom to navigate in the body of water. … Read More
FILE – In this Nov. 30, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump, right, walk past Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, left, as they gather for the group photo at the start of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS, … Read More
US dollar and Euro banknotes © Reuters / Dado Ruvic Since both Russia and the EU are not dollar-based, it would be more beneficial for both to switch to euro in energy resource trading, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin … Read More
In 2018, Russia’s relations with Western countries severely deteriorated against the backdrop of numerous scandals and sanctions. In an interview with Sputnik on the eve of 2019, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, spoke about whether we should wait for further alienation, about Moscow’s possible response to Washington … Read More