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...
US Envoy Blasts ‘Deplorable’ Russia, China for Blocking Syria Resolution
US Envoy Blasts ‘Deplorable’ Russia, China for Blocking Syria Resolution | Russia warns resolution would’ve moved toward external military involvement
Clinton ‘Outraged’ at Syria Massacre, Slams UN for Not Imposing Regime Change
Clinton ‘Outraged’ at Syria Massacre, Slams UN for Not Imposing Regime Change | Warns Syria cannot be ‘peaceful’ until Assad ousted
Russian Ship Tries Again to Return Syrian Helicopters
Russian Ship Tries to Return Syrian Helicopters | After last month’s failure, ship to follow Russian flotilla
Russia Sends Warships Toward Syria
Russia has dispatched eleven warships to the eastern Mediterranean, some of which will dock in Syria, in Moscow's latest attempt to display Russian power in the region and ward off a Western intervention in Syria. About half of the ships are capable of carrying...