Why One of Russia's Top Economists is Being Appointed as Minister of Defense
Notable Russian economist and Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov has been nominated as minister of defense by Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 12.
Notable Russian economist and Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov has been nominated as minister of defense by Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 12.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed candidates for the new cabinet's ministers of defense and foreign affairs as well as chiefs of top security agencies, Russia's Federation Council said on Sunday.
On May 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the civilian economist to lead the Defense Ministry.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Staff at the Vatican museums have filed the first-ever collective complaint demanding better working conditions and threatened to go to court if their demands are not met, Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on Sunday.
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) launched what it called a counterterrorist operation in Rafah to eliminate Hamas in Gaza, later expanding the operation as reported by Israeli media on Friday.
A powerful geomagnetic storm that hit Earth this weekend has resulted in a spectacular aurora display that could be seen in various corners of our planet.
In a significant pivot from US economic strategy, the European Union is redefining its economic alliances and policies to reflect a growing trend of autonomy and strategic recalibration in global economic interactions.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Venezuela's armed forces have built a temporary bridge over the Cuyuni River, which marks a border between the Venezuelan territory and the disputed region of Essequibo, Domingo Hernandez Larez, the strategic operational commander of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela, said on Sunday.
The man's death was allegedly not related to the modified pig kidney he received about two months before his demise.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported on the progress of special military operation and the achievements of Russian Armed Forces.
A German-French tank of the future will be highly unlikely to compete in the international market, Earl Rasmussen, a retired lieutenant colonel with over 20 years in the US Army, told Sputnik.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Houthis have been launching attacks on commercial and military vessels in the region for months, in response to Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. The attacks prompted the United States to form a multinational coalition to protect shipping in the area, as well as to strike Houthi targets on the ground.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Lithuanians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president and decide on whether to amend their constitution to allow dual citizenship.
ATHENS (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he intends to strengthen relations with Greece and raise the level of bilateral relations to a historically unprecedented level.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The administration of US President Joe Biden is offering Israel secret intelligence that will help locate Hamas leaders and find its underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for Israel refusing a full-scale military operation in Rafah, The Washington Post reported, citing sources.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Israel has established a new field hospital near the village of Deir al-Balah in the central part of the Gaza Strip to provide humanitarian assistance to residents of the enclave, including those forced to leave the city of Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
The push by the West to minimize and erase the contributions of Soviet Russia in defeating Nazism and fascism in WWII is a deplorable act of historical revisionism that should be condemned, just as Holocaust denial is condemned by most of society.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The Israeli military said that it had eliminated dozens of "terrorists" during an operation in eastern Rafah, located on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, and about 30 more "terrorists" in the Zeitoun area in the central part of the enclave, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his five-day tour of Europe on Friday, having visited three countries: France, Hungary and Serbia. During the visit, Xi promoted China’s vision of a multipolar world and discussed economics and its relationship with Russia.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Israeli police have used water cannons and mounted officers to disperse an anti-government protest rally in Tel Aviv, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.