A Russian view of the world’s news, covers global political and economic news targeting an international audience.
Indonesia Announces Imminent Russian Oil Deliveries and Discloses Supply Details
2 May 2026 @ 4:06 pm
Russian oil supplies to Indonesia will begin soon, Indonesia’s Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said.
Seven OPEC+ Countries Plan to Increase Oil Production Limits
2 May 2026 @ 3:25 pm
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan, and Oman have preliminarily agreed to increase the target production by approximately 188,000 barrels per day in June, despite the UAE leaving the alliance, media reported.
'Our Constitution Is Not Even Jamaican Document' - Top Lawyer on Why Jamaica Must Become Republic
2 May 2026 @ 1:45 pm
The British monarch is still Jamaica's head of state — even though the country is independent, Dr. Lloyd Barnett, one of Jamaica's leading constitutional experts, tells Sputnik.
Geopolitics and Geoeconomics of the Strait of Hormuz
2 May 2026 @ 11:33 am
The reckless reliance on a blitzkrieg to eliminate Iran's political and military leadership has left Israel and the United States in an extremely precarious situation, where Tehran's key trump card in the conflict turned out to be control over the Strait of Hormuz.
Russian Forces Liberate Settlement of Miropolye in Sumy Region
2 May 2026 @ 9:53 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian armed forces have liberated the settlement of Miropolye in Sumy region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Special Military Operation Success Will Guarantee Justice for Those Killed in Odessa — MFA Spox
2 May 2026 @ 8:01 am
On May 2, 2014,Ukrainian nationalists set fire to the Trade Unions House in Odessa, trapping inside anti-Maidan activists who protested against the coup in Ukraine, which resulted in 48 people killed and over 250 injured.
12 Years Later, Still No Justice: Remembering May 2 Odessa Massacre
2 May 2026 @ 7:06 am
Despite being silenced in the West and blotted out of history in Ukraine, the Odessa Trade Union massacre of May 2, 2014, remains a festering wound.
Ukraine Settlement Requires NATO to Abandon Plans to Defeat Russia - Foreign Ministry
2 May 2026 @ 3:58 am
A resolution to the conflict in Ukraine is only possible if NATO abandons its goal to strategically defeat Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Andrey Belousov, the head of the Russian delegation to the 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, said.
Pentagon Confirms Decision to Withdraw 5,000 American Troops From Germany Within Year
2 May 2026 @ 3:36 am
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed to RIA Novosti the Pentagon's decision to withdraw 5,000 American troops from Germany within a year.
Trump Tells Congress Iran Hostilities Terminated, US Force Posture Still Being Updated
2 May 2026 @ 3:16 am
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that hostilities against Iran, which began on February 28, have terminated, though the Pentagon continues to update its military posture in the region as the threat remains.