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Germany Embarked on Unprecedented Military Buildup - Expert
26 May 2026 @ 8:05 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany is carrying out total militarization at all levels and on a scale unprecedented in the country's history, Reiner Braun, an expert and former co-chair of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), told RIA Novosti.
QUAD to Launch Maritime Surveillance Initiative in Indo-Pacific - Rubio
26 May 2026 @ 8:01 am
WASHINGTON(Sputnik) - The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), which includes the United States, Japan, Australia and India, intend to launch a maritime surveillance initiative in the Indo-Pacific region, which will expand information sharing among the members of the group, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday.
Ukraine is Now Europe's Gunrunning & Weapons Smuggling Epicenter, FSB Reveals
26 May 2026 @ 6:29 am
Seduced by the false promise of imminent EU membership, the Kiev regime has turned the country into a staging ground for military and sabotage-terrorist ops against Russia, said Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov.
Israel Intensifies Strikes on Lebanon as Evacuations Grow in Beirut Suburbs — Reports
26 May 2026 @ 4:25 am
“We are not slowing down — quite the opposite, I have ordered an acceleration,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, according to L’Orient Today.
US Confirms Strikes in Iran During Ceasefire — Reports
26 May 2026 @ 4:19 am
US Central Command confirmed that American forces carried out strikes in southern Iran, claiming they were conducted in “self-defense.”
Trump Demands Iran's 'Nuclear Dust' Be Handed to US or Destroyed
26 May 2026 @ 4:16 am
US President Donald Trump said Iran’s enriched uranium — which he called “Nuclear Dust” — must either be transferred to the United States or destroyed.
Lavrov Informs Rubio About Russian Strikes on Military Facilities in Kiev - Moscow
25 May 2026 @ 6:29 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which he informed the US side of the commencement of systematic strikes by the Russian armed forces against Ukraine's military facilities in Kiev, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Russia Supports Expanded Representation of Asia, Africa in Reformed UNSC - Lavrov
25 May 2026 @ 4:48 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia fully supports expanded representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America on the UN Security Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
Putin Signs Law on Use of Russian Forces to Defend Russians Arrested Abroad
25 May 2026 @ 3:37 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law authorizing armed forces to protect Russians arrested by foreign courts without Russia’s involvement, unless based on a Russian treaty or UN Security Council resolution, according to a document published on Monday.
Russia’s Retaliatory Strike Delivers ‘Convincing Message’ to Ukraine and Its NATO Backers – Expert
25 May 2026 @ 2:47 pm
Russia’s strike in response to Ukraine’s terrorist attack on Starobelsk that killed 21 students shatters the illusion that the regime still controls its airspace, military expert Alexander Mikhailov tells Sputnik.