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
Deja Vu? UK May Repeat US Election Turmoil in June British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a snap general election to be held on June 8, with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn welcoming the move. 20.04.2017
Tougher Times Ahead? How Turkey's Foreign Policy Could Change After Referendum Speaking to Sputnik Turkey, a number of Turkish experts commented on how their country's foreign policy will develop following last week's constitutional referendum in Turkey, in which President Erdogan claims to have received a majority "yes" vote to expand his presidential authority. 19.04.2017
Does Anyone Still Believe That Trump Will Fulfill His Election Promises? US President Donald Trump's image as a strong and decisive leader that fulfills his promises has started to fade after two months of his presidency. 18.04.2017
Russian MP Balks at Boris Johnson's Invite to Fight Terror in Syria Together British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urged Russia to join the international coalition's efforts to fight Daesh, indicating that he's lost touch with reality, according to Konstantin Kosachev, head of the Russian Upper House's Foreign Affairs Committee. 17.04.2017
Turkish Opposition CHP Party Plans to Challenge Referendum Results The Republican People's Party (CHP), one of the main Turkish opposition parties, announced an intention to challenge the results of Sunday's referendum on constitutional changes, Erdal Aksunger, the party's deputy chairman, said. 16.04.2017
North Korea's Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles Displayed at Military Parade The North Korean authorities reportedly displayed on Saturday submarine-launched ballistic missiles at the military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of founder and former leader Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang. 15.04.2017
Russian, German Cosmonauts Reveal Future Prospects of 'the Conquest of Space' Earth, and nature, must be preserved - this is an urgent task that can only be tackled by all countries together, Russian cosmonaut Alexei Yeliseyev said on Cosmonautics Day, on April 12, in Berlin. 14.04.2017
Trump Refuses to Confirm He Authorized Use of Giant Bomb in Afghanistan On Thursday, US President Donald Trump declined to take responsibility for the use of the Pentagon's "mother of all bombs" that is said to be its most powerful non-nuclear weapon. 13.04.2017
