Tag: Russia
Trump’s first real move on the Syrian chessboard
Within the span of one week, two successive events in Syria generated worldwide news and brought the Syrian armed conflict back to the front...
Czech president takes a jab at media, declaring himself ‘agent of...
Czech President Milos Zeman launched his 2018 re-election bid on Friday, saying he had decided to run due to his strong public support and...
Russia has to show it can be trusted: Britain’s Boris Johnson
Russia will have to prove it can be trusted again but there was no appetite among Western allies for a new cold war, British...
Netanyahu to meet Putin, says Iran seeks permanent foothold in Syria
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice opposition to what the Israeli...
Russia applauds Pakistan Army’s operation Radd-ul-Fassad
Army chief says enhanced Pak-Russia military cooperation will improve regional security
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday said that...
Trump’s new security advisor differs from him on Russia, other key...
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser,...
US says not ready yet for military collaboration with Russia
The United States is not yet ready to cooperate militarily with Russia, Pentagon chief James Mattis said on Thursday after Moscow’s defence minister called...
Trump denies campaign had pre-election contact with Russia
WASHINGTON DC: President Donald Trump insisted neither he nor his campaign team had contacts with Russian officials in the run-up to last year’s US election,...
US not ready to collaborate militarily with Russia: Mattis
BRUSSELS: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the US is not ready to collaborate militarily with Russia, appearing to close the door for now on...
US president says ‘haters’ unfairly tie him to Russia
US President Donald Trump says it's no fair "the haters" tie him to Russian President Vladimir Putin when President Barack Obama was the one...
Trump plays down talk of lifting Russia sanctions
US President Donald Trump on Friday played down talk that he might quickly lift sanctions on Russia, as he stepped onto the global stage...
May opposes interventions in sovereign countries; says US, UK must lead...
Britain and the United States should never again intervene in other sovereign countries’ affairs with the aim to “remake the world in our own...
Trump suggests he may do away with Russia sanctions if Moscow...
US President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal he would keep intact sanctions against Russia "at least for a...
Russia, Turkey agree to ‘coordinate’ strikes in Syria: Moscow
Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement spelling out mechanisms to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the...
Trump hit with claims Russia has compromising info on him
US spy chiefs have informed Donald Trump that Russian operatives claim to possess deeply compromising personal and financial information about him, US media reported...
Amid hacking row, pressure builds on Trump to soften pro-Russia rhetoric
President-elect Donald Trump is finding himself caught between his desire to improve relations with Russia and fellow Republicans who are pushing for a harsher...
Trump doubtful as US spy chiefs to testify on Russian hacking
Top US spy chiefs will testify in Congress on Thursday, on alleged Russian interference in the US election as President-elect Donald Trump continued to...
