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
Washington and Beijing set up military dialogue mechanism to reduce ‘risk of miscalculations’ The United States and China have agreed to enhance their direct military communication line in order to reduce chances of any “miscalculations” amid the Korean peninsula crisis and other standing issues between Washington and Beijing. 19.08.2017
Russia Can Play Constructive Role in Defusing Conflict Between US, North Korea Russia is positioned to play a constructive role in defusing tensions threatening war between the United States and North Korea but the Americans must not outsource their diplomacy function, analysts told Sputnik. 18.08.2017
‘We won’t surrender an inch of our land’: Marshal Haftar to RT on Libya’s statehood & arms embargo The head of the Libyan National Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has told RT he is seeking Moscow’s support in lifting the “unfair” UN arms embargo in order to procure Russian weaponry to battle terrorism, human trafficking and to fully restore Libya’s sovereignty and statehood. 17.08.2017
Why US Won't Leave Central Asia Any Time Soon and What It is Really After There Why isn't the US ready to withdraw from Afghanistan despite failing to reach any success during its 16-year-long military presence there? Sputnik Afghanistan discussed it with Afghan political analyst Akhtar Shakh Hamdard, who explained what the real purposes of the US presence in this country and the whole of Central Asia are. 16.08.2017
US Aware of Reports on Ukraine Providing Rocket Technology to North Korea US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that the United States is aware of reports that Ukraine transferred sensitive rocket technology to North Korea. 15.08.2017
US ready to use 'full range of military capabilities' against N. Korea – top officer The United States is ready to use the "full range" of its capabilities if provoked by North Korea, the country's top military officer said, noting that Washington is still hoping for a "peaceful resolution" to the crisis. 14.08.2017
UK Police Suspect 40 Neo-Nazis of Plotting Anti-Muslim Terror Acts The UK police are investigating about 40 people belonging to the neo-Nazi movement on suspicion they could be preparing terrorist attacks targeting Muslims, local media reported Sunday, citing police intelligence sources. 13.08.2017
Next-Generation Russian Air Force Aircraft to Be Unmanned The aviation technologies such as planes and helicopters for the Russian Aerospace Forces will be unmanned in the future, Aerospace Forces Commander Col. 12.08.2017
Why China is 'Unlikely Capable of Stopping' Any North Korea-US Conflicts In case tensions on the Korean peninsula escalate into a military conflict between North Korea and the United States, China would be incapable of stopping either side and would probably focus on ensuring the safety of its border, experts told Sputnik. 11.08.2017
Military Plane's Observation Flyover of US Posed No Danger – Russian Legislator According to Russian lawmaker, the observation flight by a Russian military aircraft over Washington was conducted within the framework of the Open Skies Treaty and did not pose danger. 10.08.2017
China's Military Ready to Ensure Security in Event of Korean Crisis Escalation China's latest series of military drills could have been aimed at demonstrating that in the event of an uncontrolled military escalation on the Korean Peninsula, the People's Liberation Rocket Force (PLARF) and Navy (PLAN) would be able to protect China's national interests. 09.08.2017
Nine Years After Georgia-Russia War, 'NATO Hustle in Caucasus Looks Suspicious' Exactly nine years ago Tbilisi launched the US-backed Operation "Clear Field" against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 08.08.2017
US to Respond to Russia's Move to Reduce US Diplomatic Mission by September 1 Washington will respond to Russia's move to reduce the US diplomatic mission in Moscow by September 1, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Monday. 07.08.2017
What Dollars Have to Do With Reason for US' Japan Atomic Bombing 72 Years Ago Sunday marks the 72nd anniversary of the first nuclear weapon ever used in warfare in human history, when an atomic bomb, codenamed "Little Boy", was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. 06.08.2017
