Putin Declares Dec 26 Day of National Mourning Over Russia's Tu-154 Plane Crash A nationwide day of mourning will begin in Russia on Monday, December 26, to honor the memory of those perished in the Tu-154 aircraft crash over the Black Sea earlier on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. 25.12.2016
Russian Armata Tanks, Armored Vehicles to Become 'Smarter' Russian tanks and combat vehicles will soon sport a state-of-the-art damage control and information system, the newspaper Izvestia reported. 24.12.2016
Russia to Announce Start of Gas Supplies to Crimea in 2-3 Days - Putin Russia will announce the beginning of supplies of its gas to Crimea in next two-three days, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday. 23.12.2016
Syrian Hmeymim Group Ready to Go to Astana, Geneva to Continue Peace Talks Internal Syrian opposition Hmeymim group is ready to go to the Kazakh capital of Astana and Switzerland's Geneva to resume peace talks, and remains open for dialogue, official representative of the group Mais Krydee told Sputnik. 22.12.2016
Time Running Out for Saudi Interference in Syria as New Axis Takes Charge On Tuesday, senior Russian, Iranian and Turkish officials met in Moscow to discuss the situation in Syria. 21.12.2016
'Syrian Army Better Positioned to Retake Idlib From Terrorists Than in Aleppo' From the very beginning the US has played a significant role in the Syrian turmoil and now they shouldn't abdicate their responsibility for the situation unfolding on the ground, Syrian parliamentarian Ashwak Abbas told Sputnik. 20.12.2016
Gazprom to Deliver Record 180Bln Cubic Meters of Gas to Non-CIS States in 2016 Gazprom will set the maximum deliveries amount, the record volume of deliveries to non-CIS markets, which is estimated of about 180 billion cubic meters of gas, according to company's CEO Alexey Miller. 19.12.2016
Five Militants Killed in Special Operation in Grozny - Chechen Republic Leader Chechen Republic Leader Ramzan Kadyrov said that five militants responsible for a recent armed attack on police in the suburbs of the Grozny city were eliminated. 18.12.2016
Rossiya Segodnya Wins 4 Awards at Journalist of the Year Contest in Crimea The staff of the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency won four awards at the third annual contest called Journalist of the Year 2016 in Crimea, the Crimean Ministry of Internal Affairs, Information and Communications said Saturday. 17.12.2016
Russia Questions Parts of French Plan for Aleppo, Welcomes Larger UN Role Russia would welcome an expanded humanitarian role in Aleppo for the United Nations but questions elements of a French proposal to the Security Council regarding civilian evacuations from the Syrian city, Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters Friday. 16.12.2016
Kerry Refuses to Confirm 'Anonymous Reports' of Putin-Ordered Hacking Speaking at the State Department on Thursday, US Secretary of State John Kerry refused to comment on "anonymous intelligence reports" alleging that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking into US election in favor of president-elect Donald Trump. 15.12.2016
Russia Starts Development of Unmanned Tailsitter Aircraft Russia has begun the development of the unmanned Fazan tailsitter aircraft. 14.12.2016
Oil Output in Russia May Reach 11.37Mln Barrels Per Day in 2017 International Energy Agency (IEA) had to adjust its previous 2017 forecast for Russia, decreasing earlier projections by 140,000 barrels per day, according to agency's report. 13.12.2016
Meet the Vladivostok, the World's Most Powerful Non-Nuclear Icebreaker Built at the Vyborg Shipyard and sailing the waterways of the Baltic and Arctic seas under a Russian flag, the Vladivostok is the most powerful non-nuclear icebreaker in Russia and probably even in the entire world. 12.12.2016
Claim That US Election Could Be Hacked Just 'Headline-Grabbing Media Invention' President Obama has ordered US intelligence agencies to "conduct a full review" of the 2016 election, and to present a report on their findings before he leaves office. 11.12.2016
Pentagon’s Secret Report of Wasted $125Bln Catches Trump’s Eye Pentagon officials had buried the 2015 audit that identified $125 billion in wasteful spending after the bottom line figure turned out to be huge and the results of audit could be of interest to Trump, according to media reports. 10.12.2016
Medvedev Orders to Work Out Strategy on Increasing Rosneft's Dividends Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered to elaborate a plan on increasing the amount of dividends of the Rosneft energy company. 09.12.2016
Putin: Idea of Public Organizations’ Control Over Nuclear Sector ‘Dangerous’ Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called the proposal of Sergey Tsyplenkov, head of Greenpeace Russia, to introduce control over the nuclear sphere by public organizations "dangerous. 08.12.2016
Putin Hopes New Foreign Intel Service Head to Take Into Account Int’l Situation Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he hoped the new leadership of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) will take into account changes in the international situation. 07.12.2016
Russia Destroyed Over 96% of Chemical Weapons Stockpiles – Commission Russia has already destroyed over 96 percent of its chemical weapons stockpiles, Сhairman of Russia’s State Commission on Chemical Disarmament Mikhail Babich said on Tuesday. 06.12.2016
