12.7.2020 18:31 'I Don’t Understand Your Tastes': Chinese Blogger Makes Top-6 List of Unusual Russian Food

When visiting other counties, one thing you are bound to explore is national cuisine. Russia is a multi-ethnic country and was once part of the Soviet Union, which consisted of 15 national republics. This rich cultural past sometimes makes it hard to say where Russian cuisine begins and where it ends.

12.7.2020 13:55 Vladimir Putin Reveals in What Cases He May Turn a Blind Eye to Criticism

Russian President Vladimir Putin underscored that he takes little interest in "criticism for the sake of criticism", but that he is always open to "constructive proposals" on how to solve a problem being discussed.

12.7.2020 10:29 Russian-US Ties Are Virtually at Their Lowest Point, Kremlin Says

Apart from the continuing practice of implementing unilateral sanctions against Russia, the US recently engaged in ending binding arms control treaties, with the New START being the only one still in force after Washington ditched the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) and the Open Skies treaties with Moscow.

12.7.2020 5:31 Russia's Sechenov University Successfully Completes Trials of World's 1st COVID-19 Vaccine

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The clinical trials of the world's first coronavirus vaccine on volunteers at the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University have been successfully completed, Vadim Tarasov, the director of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, told Sputnik.

11.7.2020 17:1 Investigation Finds Answer to Half-Century-Old Mystery of Dyatlov Pass Incident

The mysterious circumstances surrounding the tragic incident that occurred in February 1959 sparked many theories and the issue has become the subject of numerous books, documentaries, and movies.

11.7.2020 11:15 Russia Scrambles 2 Fighters to Intercept US Spy Jet Over Sea of Japan - Video

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Russian Su-35 and MiG-31 fighter jets were scrambled on Saturday to intercept the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft of the US air force over the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the Russian Defenсe Ministry said.

11.7.2020 0:14 US Jury Finds Russian National Nikulin Guilty of Committing Cybercrimes

The US has accused Nikulin of hacking into computers belonging to LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring's online services, but he has pleaded not guilty.

10.7.2020 22:46 UNSC Fails to Adopt Russian Draft Resolution to Deliver Syria Aid via 1 Crossing for One Year

The previous resolution submitted by Russia was also blocked in the UNSC, with the United States, UK, Germany, France, Estonia, Belgium, and the Dominican Republican voting against the measure.

10.7.2020 12:28 Moscow Slams Hague's Decision to Bring Russia Before European Court of Human Rights Over MH17 Crash

The news comes after the Dutch Public Prosecution Service agreed to delay the hearings from this autumn to February-March 2021, after a request by attorneys and representatives of the victims.

10.7.2020 10:56 Russian Su-30SM and Su-24M Jets Conduct Mid-Air Refuelling Drills - Video

Russian fighter pilots regularly undergo a variety of drills to keep their skills sharp, with mid-air refuelling just one of them. The feat allows jets, stationed away from the country's borders, to strike targets at distances far exceeding their normal flight ranges.

10.7.2020 9:51 Boeing Delivers Five Apache Combat Helicopters to India Amid Heightened Tensions with China

New Delhi (Sputnik): India has urged its military equipment suppliers to expedite the delivery of weapons systems, as tensions along the 4,057 km Line of Actual Control have escalated since April. The US, France and Russia have agreed to supply military systems within three months once an order is placed, say government sources.

10.7.2020 8:46 Russian FM Lavrov Warns About Rising Risks of Nuclear Confrontation

According to Russia’s top diplomat, Moscow will raise its voice against a possible confrontation at the next summit of UN Security Council permanent members, which also includes the US, China, France, and Great Britain.

10.7.2020 4:6 US, Russia Finalize Planning for Space Security Exchange at End of July

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and Russia have finished planning for the Space Security Exchange at the end of this month, the Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation said in a statement.

10.7.2020 3:13 Russia Starts Final Stage of Testing COVID-19 Vaccine, Defence Ministry Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia has started the final stage of testing the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology jointly with the Russian Defence Ministry, the latter said on Friday.

9.7.2020 23:6 Russia Submits Draft UNSC Measure to Deliver Syria Aid Via 1 Crossing for 1 Year - Envoy

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russia has introduced another UN Security Council draft resolution that seeks to authorise the cross-border humanitarian aid delivery mechanism in northwestern Syria from Turkey through one crossing for a year, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said in a statement.

9.7.2020 22:32 General Milley Tells US Congressional Panel No Evidence of Russian Bounties in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States has no direct evidence of the alleged Russian bounties offered to Taliban* militants to kill US soldiers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said in congressional testimony.

9.7.2020 17:19 'Black Jesus' Depictions Violate Russian Orthodox Church's Canons, Priest Says

The clergyman suggested that while one can depict whoever they like, however they like, it is a whole different matter entirely how said depiction would be recognized.

9.7.2020 9:22 Biden’ My Time: Soviet Newspaper Reveals What the Democratic Candidate Did Back in the USSR

There was a well-publicised Bernie Sanders trip to the USSR in 1988, but Joe Biden, the would-be Democratic presidential candidate, visited America's Cold War foe years before, when the geopolitical situation was much more complex.

8.7.2020 23:10 UNSC Blocks Russian Draft on Syria Aid Delivery Via 1 Border Crossing, Diplomatic Source Says

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The UN Security Council did not support a Russian-drafted resolution that would have authorized the delivery of humanitarian aid into northwest Syria through one checkpoint in Turkey for half a year, a diplomatic source at the United Nations told Sputnik.

8.7.2020 22:10 Russian Avifavir COVID-19 Drug to Be Presented in Latin America on 10 July

BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - The Russian embassy in Guatemala together with the Russian Direct Investment Fund will hold a presentation of the Avifavir medication against COVID-19 for Latin America and the Caribbean on 10 July, the embassy said on Wednesday.