Sputnik News
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 07:03
The U.S. Defense secretary Ashton Carter has not engaged with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, U.S. Defense Department Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a briefing on Tuesday.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 06:59
NATO is not planning on sending its troops to help the Ukrainian military in the conflict zone in the country’s eastern regions, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai said Friday.
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 06:47
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a televised interview that the US had previously refused to provide military assistance to Ukraine because there was no combat-effective army in his country.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:46
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin stressed that it was crucial to maintain the second position on the arms market despite external pressure.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 06:54
Georgia and the United States plan to hold joint military exercises in the beginning of 2016 to find out how fast the US forces will be able to get to Georgia from Bulgaria if the need arises, Georgia's Defense Minister Tinatin Khidasheli said on Monday.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 - 06:50
Russia is the guarantor and provider of security in the Central Asian region, interested in peace and stability in Afghanistan, former Indian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia Ashok Sajjanhar told Sputnik Monday.
Friday, September 4, 2015 - 06:30
Vladimir Putin said Russia and the United States are both interested in creating an international anti-terrorism coalition, and that he has discussed the issue with Barack Obama.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 06:35
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) paid a contractor more than $2 million for a partially-built command and control facility at Kandahar airfield in southern Afghanistan, a government watchdog said in a press release.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 06:24
US arms were delivered to Iraq to help combat the self-proclaimed Islamic State terrorist group, despite fears that the weapons could inadvertently land in the hands of extremists. That appears to be exactly what happened, as new video depicts IS fighters training with American-made M16 assault rifles.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 06:52
The contract on the delivery of four Russian Mi-35 helicopters to Pakistan could be expanded, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Second Asia Department Zamir Kabulov said Tuesday.