US Waives Iran Sanctions Amid Continuing Assessment of JCPOA The US government extended existing waivers on sanctions against Iran, however, this move can be viewed as a holding action until Trump finally decides on the policy pertaining to the JCPOA and potentially declares that Iran is not in compliance with the agreement. 16.09.2017
South Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles in Response to North's Latest Test-Launch Two Hyunmoo-2 missiles were launched from a site near the inter-Korean border six minutes after the North fired a missile from the Sunan district of Pyongyang, Yonhap reported Friday citing the South Korean military. 15.09.2017
Soros and Hydrocarbons: What's Really Behind the Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar The Rohingya conflict in Myanmar, which had caught its second wind in August 2017, appears to be a multidimensional crisis with major geopolitical players involved, experts say, referring to both internal and external reasons behind the recent upsurge in violence in the country. 14.09.2017
US 'Loses Ally and Money' Due to Russia-Turkey S-400 Deal Turkish President Erdogan said that the Ankara-Moscow deal on the supply of S-400 systems has "made the US furious. 13.09.2017
Kremlin Explains Why Russia Voted in Favor of UN Resolution on North Korea The Kremlin has commented on the newly adopted UN resolution imposing more sanctions on North Korea. 12.09.2017
Keep it Civil: Russia Urges Dialogue to End Gulf Crisis Qatar and its Middle Eastern adversaries must quickly enter into dialogue to solve an ongoing dispute, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on a diplomatic visit to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday. 11.09.2017
Pyongyang's Crude: Three Reasons Why North Korea Doesn't Fear US Oil Embargo The US is championing a new package of economic sanctions against North Korea, including the imposition of an oil embargo on the country following Pyongyang's latest nuclear test. 10.09.2017
Russia Delivers Humanitarian Assistance to Syria's Deir Ez-Zor Russian Center for the reconciliation of warring parties in Syria delivered food, water, medicines and essential items to the Syrian city of Deir Ez-Zor, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. 09.09.2017
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
