Tag: Russia
Russia blames Israel for plane shot down by Syrian missile
MOSCOW: A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by a Syrian missile over the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 15 people on board, the Russian...
Russia to start building two nuclear reactors in Hungary soon: Putin
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the Russian state atomic energy firm Rosatom would start the construction of two new reactors at...
Turkey will coordinate military activities with Russia in Idlib
ISTANBUL: Turkey will continue its military activities in Syria's Idlib in coordination with Russia, as it has done up until now, Turkish Defence Minister...
Russia says Israel indirectly to blame for downing of plane over...
MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday accused Israel of indirectly causing a Russian military plane to be shot down near Syria’s Mediterranean coast, and threatened to...
Russia says a military aircraft vanishes near Syria during Israeli, French...
MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said early on Tuesday that one if its military aircraft with 14 people on board disappeared from radar screens over...
Russia: Missile that shot down flight MH17 was Ukrainian
MOSCOW: The Russian military said on Monday that the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, killing all 298 people on board, came...
US defence chief warns against Russian meddling in Macedonian referendum
SKOPJE: US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Macedonia on Monday with a warning that Russia was attempting to meddle in a referendum, including...
Russia says will keep bombing Syria’s Idlib if need be: Ifax
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would keep bombing militant targets in Syria's Idlib Province if need be, but...
US anger at Russia changes to UN North Korea report
NEW YORK: Several paragraphs referring to Russian oil trade in a United Nations report about sanctions on North Korea have been removed at Moscow's...
Turkey works with Russia on Idlib amid lull in air strikes
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT: Turkey has said it is working with Russia and Iran to stabilize Syria's rebel-held Idlib region, indicating continued efforts to avoid a Syrian...
UK asserts that Russia is lying
MOSCOW: The British government has repeated its assertion that Russian authorities were lying about the poisoning of a Russian former spy in the English...
Putin says Russia and China to reduce use of dollar in...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Moscow and Beijing plan to use their own national currencies more often in trade deals as Russia's...
Russia kicks off biggest war games in decades, amid tensions
MOSCOW: Russia's largest war games in recent history have kicked off in the Far East.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the...
Erdogan urges Russia, Iran to stop ‘disaster’ in Idlib
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on Russia and Iran to halt a looming "humanitarian disaster" in Idlib, saying Syrians there...
Russia the main suspect in US diplomats’ illness in Cuba: NBC
WASHINGTON: Russia is the main suspect in US agencies' investigation of mysterious illnesses in American personnel in Cuba and China, NBC News reported on...
Russian security chief calls opposition leader to ‘duel’
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin's close ally and chief of the National Guard on Tuesday challenged Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to a "duel" and...
Russia says US dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria, which Pentagon denies
MOSCOW: Russia’s military said on Sunday that two US F-15 fighter jets dropped phosphorus bombs over Syria’s Deir al-Zor province on Saturday, the TASS...
