Syria Deputy PM ‘Ready to Discuss’ Assad Leaving | Says govt. will discuss ‘any issue’ in talks
Russia Rejects No-Fly Zones As Ploy for Military Intervention
Russia on Friday rejected renewed calls to set up safe zones and no-fly zones in Syria's border areas after the United States said it was ready to begin talks to consider the move. "You have to solve citizen security issues using methods put in practice by...
Russia Warns Britain Against Attacking Ecuador Embassy
Russia Warns Britain Against Attacking Ecuador Embassy | Vienna Convention clear on not raiding embassies
Russian Band Pussy Riot Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Russian Band Pussy Riot Sentenced to Two Years in Prison | High profile ‘hooliganism’ trial related to anti-Putin performance ends
Russian Cancels Syria Meeting as France Demands Assad Be ‘Smashed’
Russian Cancels Syria Meeting as France Demands Assad Be ‘Smashed’ | UN diplomats say NATO would’ve spurned meeting anyhow
Russian Military Denies Reports of New Syria Deployments
Russian Military Denies Reports of New Syria Deployments | Warships already in Mediterranean not scheduled for Tartus visit
Putin Urges NATO to Stay in Afghanistan
Putin Urges NATO to Stay in Afghanistan | Occupation in Russia’s ‘national interest’
Russia Denies Claims of Planning New Foreign Naval Bases
Russia Denies Claims of Planning New Foreign Naval Bases | Vice Admiral quote not accurate, officials insist
Russia: US Meddling, Calls for Assad to Step Down Are Prolonging the Conflict
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused the US and its allies of prolonging the Syrian conflict by supporting the rebel militias and calling for the Assad regime's unequivocal surrender. The United States and its allies in several European and Arab...
Al-Qaeda Infiltrating Syrian Opposition, With US Support
Al-Qaeda militants and other Sunni extremists are becoming a greater and greater part of the conflict in Syria, just as the US officially announced it was abandoning any pretense of a diplomatic approach in favor of toppling the regime through proxy rebel groups. "The...