16.12.2018 19:58 Russian National Hockey Team Defeats Finnish Team 5-0, Wins Channel One Cup

ST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - The Russian national hockey team on Sunday eked out a huge win over the Finnish team and won the Eurotour home stage — Channel One Cup.

16.12.2018 18:29 Russian Foreign Ministry's Spokeswoman Urges Britons to Assess BBC Fake News

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urged the UK public to assess the activities of the BBC broadcaster, which is seeking at any cost to find any proof of Moscow’s alleged role in the "yellow vests" protests in France and is effectively engaged in producing fake news.

16.12.2018 13:54 At Least 5 Injured in Helicopter's Hard Landing in Russia's Tomsk Region

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least five people were injured as a result of a hard landing of a Mi-8 helicopter in Russia's Tomsk Region on Sunday, a representative of the dispatch office of the administration of Kedrovy town, where the incident occurred, told Sputnik.

16.12.2018 8:5 2 Killed, 5 Injured Including Three Children After Blaze Broke Out Near Moscow

Two people died and five were injured including three children after a fire broke out in one of dormitories in a town of Peresvet in Moscow area, Russia.

16.12.2018 3:15 US Vows to Work With EU States Against 'Russian Aggression' After Kerch Row

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United States will continue working with European countries as a unified front against Russia’s "aggression," the US State Department said in a statement, commenting on the Kerch Strait incident.

16.12.2018 0:58 At Least One Dead After Gas Explosion in Russian City of Vologda

A household gas eplosion occured in Russian northwestern city of Vologda, which led to one dead and seven injured, local emergency service said.

15.12.2018 23:25 ‘Risks Are Higher’: Rate Hike by Russian Central Bank Signals Inflation Concerns

Russia’s central bank quietly raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points on Friday, to 7.75 percent, for the second time in four months, amid the threat of new US sanctions.

15.12.2018 17:33 German Media Suggests Venezuela Might Become Russia's 'New Cuba in US Backyard'

The arrival of Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers to Venezuela has spurred negative reactions from some US officials, although the planes didn't carry nuclear armaments and had already visited the country in the past.

15.12.2018 15:53 US Only Military Goal in Syria Defeat of Daesh - Special Envoy

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US special envoy to the international coalition fighting Daesh*, Brett McGurk, said on Saturday at the Doha Global Forum that Washington's only military mission in Syria and the reason for the US troops' presence in the country was the complete elimination of terrorists.

15.12.2018 15:36 WATCH Horrific Crash as Runaway Truck Collapses on Water Park in Yalta, Crimea

A truck has flown off of a road and fallen into a water park belonging to the Yalta-Intourist hotel, damaging several water slides the press service of the Ministry of Interior in the Republic of Crimea reported.

15.12.2018 10:41 WATCH Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bombers Return From Venezuela

During their visit to Venezuela, two Russian strategic bombers carried out a planned flight over the Caribbean Sea and held military drills in the equatorial area, including joint flights with the Venezuelan Air Force jets.

15.12.2018 10:25 Anonymous Hackers Expose UK Plans to Mine Sevastopol Days Before Crimea Vote

On Friday, the hacker group Anonymous leaked a new portion of documents related to the activities of the Integrity Initiative - a UK-based company, claiming to be fighting "propaganda and disinformation", but primarily focusing on Russia.

15.12.2018 8:44 Sealed US Court Files Suggest Butina May Testify in Another Case - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., filed a sealed court motion asking for a secret transportation of Russian national Maria Butina, detained in the United States, so that she could testify in an unspecified "pending criminal investigation", the Daily Beast news outlet citing the papers briefly made public.

15.12.2018 7:27 Russian Progress Freighter to Fly to ISS Under Short Scheme for 2d Time - Source

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Progress MS-11 cargo spacecraft will for the second time fly to the International Space Station (ISS) under the three-hour scheme, circling Earth twice, in March 2019, a source in the aerospace industry told Sputnik.

15.12.2018 6:48 EU Commission's Sefcovic Says Invited Russia, Ukraine for Gas Talks in Brussels

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) - Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission's Vice-President in charge of the Energy Union, said he had invited Moscow and Kiev to hold the next round of trilateral talks on gas transit from Russia to the European Union through Ukraine in Brussels in January.

15.12.2018 4:37 Russian Tu-160 Strategic Bombers Return to Home Base After Visit to Venezuela

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers returned to their home airbase after their flight to Venezuela, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

14.12.2018 17:29 Putin, Netanyahu Should Discuss Compensation for Il-20 Downing - Israeli MP

Russia blamed the Israeli Air Force that was carrying out airstrikes against the Syrian province of Latakia for using the Il-20 as a shield against the Syrian air defence systems, which led to the downing of the Russian plane. Israel has denied the accusations and insisted that Moscow had been warned about the air operation in a timely manner.

14.12.2018 15:22 Joint Committee to Monitor Troops' Withdrawal From Hodeidah - Russian Envoy

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A special committee, comprised of the Yemeni government, Houthi movement, and the United Nations representatives, will be created to control the withdrawal of Houthi militants and government troops from the Yemeni port city of Al Hodeidah, Russian Ambassador to Yemen Vladimir Dedushkin told Sputnik on Friday.

14.12.2018 14:49 Lavrov Opposes Using Black Sea Economic Cooperation Org. for Political Clashes

BAKU (Sputnik) - The Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) should not be a platform for political rows and score-settling, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

14.12.2018 13:1 Mueller to Expand Election Meddling Probe to Mideast Nations in 2019 - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Office of US Special Counsel Robert Mueller intends to extend the probe into purported meddling in the 2016 presidential election to the Middle East countries, with the next year likely to see charges against the Donald Trump team over its alleged ties with these nations, The Daily Beast, reported, citing sources.