The Paris Olympic Games officially get underway on Friday, at a period of high geopolitical tensions. An impressive security operation has been put in place, but the Games also face unprecedented security challenges.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russian Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a UK RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon jets flying towards Russia's airspace over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Parisians have said that what should have been a 'very proud day for France', with the Paris opening ceremony later, has turned into one of 'sadness and annoyance' amid travel disruption.
Parisians have said that what should have been a 'very proud day for France', with the Paris opening ceremony later, has turned into one of 'sadness and annoyance' amid travel disruption.
With just hours to go before the grand procession on the River Seine, fires were started at key facilities, bringing trains to a halt and affecting around 800,000 passengers.
With just hours to go before the grand procession on the River Seine, fires were started at key facilities, bringing trains to a halt and affecting around 800,000 passengers.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to European Union (EU) moves to pilfer interest from frozen Russian assets to pay for military aid to Ukraine, warning that such actions will not go unanswered.
Speaking in April, the Czech Republic's transport minister told the Financial Times that Russia has made 'thousands' of attempts against rail networks across the EU.
The attack resulted in the destruction of a HIMARS launcher, five BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers, five tanks, and up to 10 armored vehicles belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF).
The alleged Russian spy facing 30 years in prison for threatening to bring chaos to the Paris Olympics opening ceremony was today named as former reality TV star Kirill Gryaznov.
President Vladimir Putin proposed a peace plan for Ukraine that includes an immediate ceasefire and negotiations after the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Russia's new regions. He also called on Ukraine to renounce NATO ambitions,...
The Russian leader ordered his troops to capture more territory in the Donetsk region, but the push near Kurakhove resulted in mass death and destruction.
Bomber jets from Russia and China flew over the far east of Russia and the Bering Sea near Alaska on Thursday during a joint aerial patrol. Although not seen as a threat by the North American Aerospace (NORAD), US and Canadian warplanes...
Larysa Salaeva, a PoW's wife and head of the Freedom to Defenders of Mariupol, said: 'It is already well-known that we receive the bodies of tortured prisoners during body exchanges'.
The dictators met on Wednesday, according to the Kremlin, after their last meeting in March 2023 on the anniversary of Syria 's 12-year uprising-turned-civil war.
Financial Times: Putin has taken an increasingly belligerent stance on the Paris Olympics.
Ukraine is engaged in the bleak future of war, with both sides using remotely-operated drones to strike individual soldiers, army positions and other targets...
SOLNECHNOGORSK, Russia (Sputnik) - Moscow does not know what is behind Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba's statements and hopes to receive clarifications in the near future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
On visit to China for talks, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Russia was not ready to negotiate an end to the war in “good faith”. A key Russian ally, Beijing has refuted claims that it is...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian fighter Su-27 was scrambled as an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and two Typhoon fighters of the Royal Air Force approaching the state border over the Black Sea, foreign aircraft made a turn, and no breach of the state...
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has given instructions on the development of shipbuilding to ensure the country's defense and security, they take into account the rapidly changing global situation, Russian presidential aide...
