Tag: Russia
Putin says Turkey not behind attack on Russian base in Syria
MOSCOW: The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) attack on the Russian base in Syria was a provocation aimed at destroying previous agreements, Russian President Vladimir...
Turkey urges Russia, Iran to stop Syrian army offense
ANKARA: Turkey called on Russia and Iran on Wednesday to pressure Syrian authorities to halt a military offensive in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern province of...
Turkey summons Iranian, Russian envoys over Syrian regime’s Idlib ceasefire violations
ANKARA: Turkey has summoned the ambassadors of Russia and Iran to protest the Assad regime's violations of de-escalation zone borders in Syria's Idlib in...
Russia does not have great deal of influence over Pakistan, says US official
WASHINGTON: Amid increased bonhomie between Pakistan and Russia, the White House believes that Moscow does not have a great influence on Islamabad, a senior Trump Administration official has...
US says it has authority to hold Iran accountable for protesters’...
WASHINGTON: Russia urged the United States Thursday not to meddle in Iran's affairs, but the US State Department followed just a few hours later...
Russia warns US not to get involved in Iran
Moscow on Thursday warned Washington against interfering in Iran's “internal affairs” after US President Donald Trump pledged to help Iranians “take back” their government...
Russia denies report that 7 planes destroyed in Syria attack
MOSCOW: Russia denied a report in daily newspaper Kommersant that seven Russian planes had been destroyed by rebel shelling at Syria’s Hmeymim air base...
Russia had dirt on Clinton, Trump aide told Australian diplomat
WASHINGTON: The FBI reportedly launched its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election after George Papadopoulos, then a foreign policy adviser to Donald...
Russia will help defend Syrian sovereignty, Putin tells Assad
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in a new year’s greeting that Russia will continue supporting Syria’s efforts to...
Donald Trump rejects accusations of Russia collusion
FLORIDA: US President Donald Trump has denied any collusion between his campaign for the 2016 US presidential election and Russia, amid an ongoing federal...
Brazil faces Euro resistance on road to redemption in Russia
MADRID: A rejuvenated Brazil looking to heal the wounds of home soil humiliation four years ago will lead the South American charge for the...
China, Russia oppose UN GA criticism of Myanmar over Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Sunday urged Myanmar to end a military campaign against Muslim Rohingya and called for the appointment of a...
Pak-Russia partnership viable for regional peace, stability: PM Abbasi
Says Pakistan’s struggle is to secure peace in the entire world
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday said that a strong...
Russia announces plan to build luxury hotel on international space station
MOSCOW: Russia is making a return into the space tourism industry with the development of a hotel module on the International Space Station over...
Campaign begins for Russia’s presidential election
Campaigning officially started on Monday for Russia's presidential election in March, in which President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win a fourth term...
Russia not opposed to Pakistan’s NSG candidature: envoy
ISLAMABAD: Russia is not opposed to Pakistan’s Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) candidature and has no intention to block it, Russian envoy Pavel Didkovsky told...
Russia urges India to find way to join CPEC
NEW DELHI: Russia threw its weight behind China’s massive Belt and Road plan to build trade and transport links across Asia and beyond, suggesting...
