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Russia balks at Turkish idea of new Syrian military operation
Middle East
November 19, 2019
Russia balks at Turkish idea of new Syrian military operation
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia said on Tuesday it was bewildered by a Turkish pledge to conduct a new military operation…
Russia lands forces at former U.S. air base in northern Syria
Middle East
November 15, 2019
Russia lands forces at former U.S. air base in northern Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia landed attack helicopters and troops at a sprawling air base in northern Syria vacated by U.S. forces,…
Russia’s Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal
Middle East
November 1, 2017
Russia’s Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Iran on Wednesday designed to underpin closer ties between two countries at…
Navalny supporters rally across Russia on Putin’s birthday
World
October 7, 2017
Navalny supporters rally across Russia on Putin’s birthday
Supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny rallied across Russia on Saturday, heeding his call to pressure authorities into letting him…
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail
World
September 7, 2017
Putin thinks North Korea crisis will not go nuclear, diplomacy to prevail
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he thought the North Korea crisis would not escalate into a large-scale conflict…
Putin says progress on North Korea impossible without dialogue
World
September 6, 2017
Putin says progress on North Korea impossible without dialogue
Resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis is impossible with sanctions and pressure alone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting…
Egypt’s role in Syria is ‘political’ not ‘militant’: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt
August 21, 2017
Egypt’s role in Syria is ‘political’ not ‘militant’: Foreign Affairs Minister
Egyptian Foreign Affairs Minister, Sameh Shokary, asserted on Monday that Egypt is playing a political role not a militant one…
Trump to sign Russia sanctions, Moscow retaliates
World
July 29, 2017
Trump to sign Russia sanctions, Moscow retaliates
US President Donald Trump will sign legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia, the White House said on Friday, after Moscow…