Message for Bibi? Obama Sent $221m to Palestinian Authority in Final Hours In one of the final actions of his Presidency, Barack Obama released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority, a move previously blocked by Republican lawmakers. 24.01.2017
Will the US Undermine Russian-Chinese Relations Under New Administration? The new US administration under President Donald Trump will attempt to create a divide between Russia and China according to the head of the Russian-Chinese economic and financial research center, Nikolai Kotlyarov. 23.01.2017
Russia shouldn’t pin hopes for lifting of sanctions on foreign elections – Medvedev Regardless of the results of elections in any foreign nations, Russia should expect the sanctions imposed on it by the West to remain in place, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. 22.01.2017
Trump's Speech: What Does the Future Have in Store for America? Donald Trump's rise to power has ushered in a new era of US national politics, experts say. 21.01.2017
Donald Trump's Inauguration: Swearing-in Ceremony of the 45th US President President-elect Donald Trump has been sworn in during an official ceremony on the Capitol's West Front in Washington, D. 20.01.2017
American Abrams Tanks in Eastern Europe Obama's Way to Say Good-Bye Barack Obama has taken every effort to complicate the US-Russian relationship on the eve of his departure: the outgoing US President has extended anti-Russian sanctions, dispatched US troops and heavy tanks to Eastern Europe and kicked off NATO maneuvers near Russia's borders, Italian military journalist Mirko Molteni told Sputnik. 19.01.2017
What's Behind Russophobic McСain's Praise of Russia's Op in Syria Although Senator John McCain called Russia "a major player in the Middle East," it is clear that his intent was to spite Donald Trump and outgoing President Barack Obama, rather than to recognize Moscow's success, Russian academic Dmitry Egorchenkov told Radio Sputnik. 18.01.2017
Dynamics of Syrian War Shifted 'the Day Putin Went in' - Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that he is "confident" that that a resolution on the war in Syria can be reached. 17.01.2017
‘Our fate in our own hands’: Europe recovers from shock Trump interview Politicians across Europe have been reacting to a wide-ranging Donald Trump interview, hitting back at the US president-elect’s “astonishing” statements on EU policies, NATO and the Iran nuclear deal. 16.01.2017
Russia Has Proof Some States, Foreign Companies 'Cooperate With Terrorists' Russia has proof that some states and influential foreign companies "cooperate with terrorists," Russian Security Council's Head Nikolai Patrushev said. 15.01.2017
Trump: Expect No Immediate Lifting of Anti-Russia Sanctions US president-elect Donald Trump says he does not plan to immediately lift sanctions imposed by the Obama administration on Russia. 14.01.2017
Russia Working with Iran, Turkey, UN to Restore Water Supply to Damascus Russian diplomatic source said that Russia is working closely with Iran, Turkey and the United Nations to urgently restore the vital water supply to Damascus after it was cut off last month. 13.01.2017
Russian Investigators Identified Over 700 Extremists in 2016 A total of 707 individuals, who have conducted crimes of extremist nature, were identified in 2016 in Russia, according to the head of Russia's Investigative Committee. 12.01.2017
Russian Police Kill Four Militants in Chechnya Four members of an illegal armed group were eliminated in a special police operation in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, according to a source in police. 11.01.2017
Russia to Consider Diamond Production Cooperation With India's Gujarat Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced that Russia will consider the prospects of cooperation with India's Gujarat state in the production of milk and diamonds. 10.01.2017
Russian Lunar Mission May Finally Put End to Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory A group of Russian engineers and space enthusiast aim to develop and launch a satellite to check the "lunar conspiracy" theory: the satellite will take pictures of footprints and the lunar rovers, American Apollos and Soviet Lunokhods ("Moonwalkers") left on the Moon. 09.01.2017
Russian Strategic Missile Forces to Go Fully Digital by 2020 Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) will completely switch to digital data transmission technologies by 2020, the Defense Ministry press service said in a statement. 08.01.2017
Christmas in Eastern Orthodox Church: Facts & Details While most commonly Christmas is celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on December 25, the Eastern Orthodox Church observes the holiday using the old Julian calendar, on January 7. 07.01.2017
Russia's Gazprom Sets Daily Record With 615Mln Cbm Gas Export on January 5 Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller stated that company set record in daily exports with its January 5 supplies of 614. 06.01.2017
WikiLeaks Assange: Democrats Lost Election Because Their Candidate Was Weak According to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Democrats lost the US presidential election because they rigged the primary process against their strongest candidate. 05.01.2017
