Turkey, Russia begin joint patrols in northern Syria
Turkish and Russian troops began conducting their first joint ground patrols in northeast Syria on Friday, a Turkish military source told Reuters. Ankara and Moscow...
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Russia tells Turkey Kurdish fighters have left NE Syrian border area – Erdogan
Russia has informed Turkey that Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters have withdrawn from a strip of land near the Syrian-Turkish border within a deadline set by...
Kremlin says IS leader’s death a boost for Trump if true
The Kremlin said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump will have made a major contribution to the fight against international terrorism if a U.S....
Russian soldier has nervous break down, shoots eight dead
A Russian conscript serving in the far east of the country shot dead eight other soldiers and badly injured two others on Friday after having a...
Russia questions language of ‘unusual’ Trump letter to Erdogan
The Kremlin on Thursday questioned the tone of a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, saying it was...
Russia-backed Syrian army sweeps in after U.S. announces abrupt exit
Russia-backed Syrian forces took rapid advantage of an abrupt U.S. retreat from Syria on Monday, deploying deep inside Kurdish-held territory south of the Turkish frontier...
Putin says a new Syrian constitution should guarantee all groups’ rights
Russian President Vladimir Putin said any new constitution that is drawn up for Syria should guarantee the rights of all ethnic and religions groups. He...
Putin: I don’t share excitement about Greta Thunberg’s U.N. speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday took aim at teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, telling an energy forum he did not share the excitement about...
Russia gives definitive approval to Paris climate accord
Russia said it would implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change after Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday approved a government resolution signifying...
Russia, in rare U-turn, frees jailed actor after outcry
A Russian court on Friday ordered the release of an aspiring actor whose prison sentence for injuring a police officer on the sidelines of an...
Turkey says delivery of second S-400 battery complete (Update 1)
Turkey’s defence ministry said on Sunday that the delivery of a second battery of Russian S-400 missile defence systems has been completed as of Sunday,...
Russia carries out mass raids on Kremlin critic Navalny’s supporters
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Russian law enforcement authorities on Thursday carried out mass raids on the homes and...
Russia calls suggestion suspected CIA mole unmasked election meddling slander
Russia condemned as lies and slander on Wednesday suggestions a suspected CIA mole in the presidential administration had handed over information to the United States...
Russia’s ruling party loses a third of seats in Moscow election after protests
Russia’s ruling United Russia party, which backs President Vladimir Putin, has lost one third of its seats in the Moscow parliament, near complete data cited...
Ukrainian captives appear to reach Moscow airport in expected prisoner swap
Buses believed to be carrying Ukrainian prisoners arrived at Moscow‘s Vnukovo airport on Saturday, Interfax news agency reported, as a major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine appeared...
Russia flouted dead lawyer Magnitsky’s rights, says European court
Europe’s top human rights court rebuked Russia on Tuesday for multiple violations of the basic rights of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky who died in a Moscow...
Russia rocket accident likely had two explosions, Norway monitor says
The explosion that killed five Russian scientists during a rocket engine test earlier this month was followed by a second blast two hours later, the...
Putin held Security Council meeting to discuss U.S. missile test (Updated)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered a like-for-like response to a recent U.S. missile test, which he said showed that Washington aimed to deploy...
Russia, China accuse US of stoking tensions with missile test
Russia and China accused the United States on Tuesday of stoking military tensions by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, but the foreign ministry in Moscow...
Russia tells nuclear test ban monitor: Test accident not your business
Russia on Tuesday told an international organisation set up to verify a ban on nuclear tests that a military testing accident in northern Russia earlier...
