Transnistria Foreign Ministry Calls Drone Strike on Military Base Terrorist Attack

Transnistria Foreign Ministry Calls Drone Strike on Military Base Terrorist Attack

TIRASPOL (Sputnik) - The bombing of a helicopter by a kamikaze drone at an airfield in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria was a...
World leaders congratulate Putin on victory recognising legitimacy of new Russia

World leaders congratulate Putin on victory recognising legitimacy of new Russia

World leaders who congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election outlined the legitimacy of the new Russia and made a strategic choice in favour of...
Russia Demands Berlin's Recognition of Leningrad Siege as Act of Genocide

Russia Demands Berlin's Recognition of Leningrad Siege as Act of Genocide

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow insists on Berlin's official recognition of the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany on Soviet territory during World War II, including...
Russia Considers US Proposals to Start Arms Control Talks 'Hypocrisy’

Russia Considers US Proposals to Start Arms Control Talks 'Hypocrisy’

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow considers Washington’s proposals to hold arms control talks "hypocrisy," the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Monday. Sputnik News South Africa Today...
Polish Defense Minister Forecasts 'Hard' Path for Ukraine to NATO Membership

Polish Defense Minister Forecasts 'Hard' Path for Ukraine to NATO Membership

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The process of Ukraine's accession to NATO will be difficult, Polish National Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Monday. Sputnik News South Africa...
Europe's largest NATO base near Ukraine to station 10,000 troops

Europe's largest NATO base near Ukraine to station 10,000 troops

NATO is expected to build its largest base in Europe in the south-east of Romania, neighbouring Ukraine. The base will be established within the...
Putin Says Donbass’ Path to Russia Difficult, Now We Move Forward Together

Putin Says Donbass’ Path to Russia Difficult, Now We Move Forward...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The path of Donbass to Russia was difficult, but now the country moves forward hand in hand with its new regions,...
Russian UAV Strikes Ukrainian Sabotage Group in Chernigov Region

Russian UAV Strikes Ukrainian Sabotage Group in Chernigov Region

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russian drone carried out a strike against a Ukrainian sabotage group near Lukashovka in the Chernigov Region, and the Ukrainian...
Switzerland Starts Transfer of 22 Decommissioned F-5 Tiger Jets to US

Switzerland Starts Transfer of 22 Decommissioned F-5 Tiger Jets to US

GENEVA (Sputnik) - The Swiss Federal Office for Defense Procurement (Armasuisse) has handed over the first decommissioned F-5 Tiger fighter jet to the US...
UN Chief Says US, Russia Must Negotiate on New START, Agree on Successor Treaty

UN Chief Says US, Russia Must Negotiate on New START, Agree...

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The United States and Russia must lead the way to a nuclear weapons reduction as well as find a way...
German Cabinet Says Government Ready to Communicate With Putin

German Cabinet Says Government Ready to Communicate With Putin

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The German government is ready to communicate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Berlin will not congratulate the on his victory...
NATO Forces in Ukraine Refrain From Combat But Keep Informants on Battlefield – Reports

NATO Forces in Ukraine Refrain From Combat But Keep Informants on...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO has so far not engaged its troops in the fighting in Ukraine but is keeping informants on the ground to...