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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 07:03
Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko considers a $40 billion assistance program from the IMF not enough to guarantee Ukraine’s economic stability in the long-term.
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 07:54
The Taliban scored a political victory in overrunning Afghan government forces in Kunduz this week that evoked memories of a crucial battle in Vietnam during the 1960s that also elucidated a deeply-flawed US military strategy, experts told Sputnik.
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 06:49
Russia plans to hold a series of military exercises together with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) states in 2016, Russian Land Forces' commander Col. Gen. Oleg Salyukov announced on Thursday.
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 06:46
The cancellation of a cooperation treaty between Kyrgyzstan and the United States does not mean that pro-US non-governmental organizations have lost their ability to influence political debate in Bishkek, a Central Committee member of the Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan told Sputnik.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 05:48
Kiev expects delivery from the United States of two border control systems by the end of this year and another six in 2016, according to the first deputy secretary to Ukraine’s Security and Defense Council, Oleh Hladkovskiy.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - 05:46
Defense Minister said that Russian Armed Forces practiced forming and employing a powerful 150-aircraft-strong air assault force during the Center-2015 military exercises.
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 06:58
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will maintain its mission to Azerbaijan to observe the upcoming elections there, amid allegations of human rights breaches in the country, the assembly's president, Anne Brasseur, said Monday.
Monday, September 21, 2015 - 07:05
Military representatives from almost 40 countries arrived to observe military drills at the Donguzsky range in Russia’s Orenburg Region, according to a Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Monday, September 21, 2015 - 06:53
America has quietly expanded its military presence throughout Africa in an attempt to counter Chinese and other emerging nations’ influence, while consolidating control over critical strategic resources and trade routes.
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 06:49
The commander of the US Air Force Europe called for a permanent F-22 Raptor base in the region.