Lukashenko Confident Nuclear Weapons Stationed in Belarus Will Never Be Used

Lukashenko Confident Nuclear Weapons Stationed in Belarus Will Never Be Used

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko expressed confidence on Friday that the tactical nuclear weapons stationed in Belarus would never be used, adding...
Kherson Region Official Accuses Ukraine of Attempting to Kill Him With Precision Missiles

Kherson Region Official Accuses Ukraine of Attempting to Kill Him With...

SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) - Acting Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo said on Thursday that Kiev had tried to kill him by firing more than 10 high...
Oil Tanker Breaks Down in Suez Canal, Three Tugboats Deployed to Tow It

Oil Tanker Breaks Down in Suez Canal, Three Tugboats Deployed to...

CAIRO (Sputnik) - Suez Canal Authority said on Sunday that it had sent three tugboats to tow an oil tanker that suffered a machinery...
Report: Western Military Aid to Kiev Reflects Lack of Desire for Peace

Report: Western Military Aid to Kiev Reflects Lack of Desire for...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The latest Western military aid to Ukraine suggests that Washington, Paris and Berlin are supportive of Kiev’s offensive strategy and are...
US Eases Syria Sanctions to Allow Transaction for Earthquake Relief – Treasury

US Eases Syria Sanctions to Allow Transaction for Earthquake Relief –...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Treasury said it is providing several months of sanctions relief for Syria in order to allow certain transactions for...
Russian Defense Ministry Discusses Bilateral Cooperation With CAR Prime Minister

Russian Defense Ministry Discusses Bilateral Cooperation With CAR Prime Minister

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Defense Ministry leadership and Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (CAR) Felix Moloua discussed bilateral military cooperation during...
Russia-China Trade Expanding Despite Attempts by Other Countries to Interfere – Lavrov

Russia-China Trade Expanding Despite Attempts by Other Countries to Interfere –...

BEIJING, (Sputnik) - Russian International Affairs Council and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences are holding the 8th International Conference "Russia and China: Cooperation...
Yuan's Share in SWIFT Transactions Reaches Highest Point Since January 2022

Yuan's Share in SWIFT Transactions Reaches Highest Point Since January 2022

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The share of the Chinese national currency yuan in international trade settlements via SWIFT totaled 2.54% in May, which is its...
Chinese Defense Head, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Meet in Chinese Capital

Chinese Defense Head, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Meet in Chinese Capital

BEIJING(Sputnik) - Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has held a meeting with Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolay Yevmenov in Beijing, the Chinese Defense...
US House Speaker Pelosi Arrives in Armenia – Embassy

US House Speaker Pelosi Arrives in Armenia – Embassy

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Saturday in what the US embassy said was...
Sweden Planning to Join European Common Air Defense System

Sweden Planning to Join European Common Air Defense System

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sweden plans to join the European common air defense system, which were agreed by NATO members last year, Swedish Prime Minister...
German Delegation Arrives in Taiwan on 5-Day Visit: Taiwan

German Delegation Arrives in Taiwan on 5-Day Visit: Taiwan

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A delegation of German lawmakers headed by Klaus-Peter Willsch, Chairman of the Germany-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group, has arrived in Taiwan on...