Will Russia seize US assets?
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned that Russia will adopt a mirror response to the US, which seized Russian diplomatic property illegally. "The Russian position on actually …
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Will United Nations be reformed?
The global community needs to reform the United Nations in order to make it more effective, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said at the opening ceremony of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. "It …
Syria can be reconciled in parts
Syria may be divided into four parts, the Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed at the talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to him, he has already discussed the creation of …
New round of intra-Syrian talks starts in Astana
Today, the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, will host a meeting at the experts level of Iran, Russia and Turkey, known as the three guarantors of a ceasefire in Syria. Experts of guarantor countries and Iranian delegation arrive in Astana to …
Andrey Baklanov: "Referendum changes situation in favor of Erdogan"
The deputy head of the Council of the Russian Diplomats Association on the outcome of the Turkish referendum
Moscow, Tehran and Damascus condemn US actions
Moscow, Damascus and Tehran agree that the US strike on Syria was an act of aggression, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following talks with his Syrian and Iranian counterparts. "We held important …
Why is Trump bombing Assad?
The US missile strike on the airbase in Syrian Homs was a demonstration step: in fact, it is Washington's bid for its sole decision-making regarding its actions in Syria, the claim for 'independence' from the opinion of other members …
Turkey threatens sanctions against Netherlands
Turkey will "surely have sanctions" against the Netherlands, the Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik said today without giving details, as a diplomatic row between the NATO partners over Ankara's political campaigning …
Preparations for Putin-Trump meeting underway
Practical preparations for the meeting between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump are under way, but no understanding has been reached yet on the date and the place, Russia’s …
Intensive start of Moscow Conference on Middle East
Its participants see the different origins of the protracted crisis in the region and offer different recipes to get out of it
Turkish and Iranian Presidents to arrive in Moscow
Turkish and Iranian Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hassan Rouhani are expected to visit Russia in the near future, the diplomats of the two countries said. Erdogan will arrive in …
Andrey Baklanov: "Trump will try to bring order to US Middle East policy"
The deputy head of the Council of the Russian Diplomats Association on the Syrian settlement and the new US policy in the Middle East
Andrei Baklanov: "Inter-Syrian meeting in Astana is new chance for peace in Syria"
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the preparing meeting on the Inter-Syrian settlement between Damascus and the opposition in Astana "a new milestone on the way towards peace in Syria"
Russia reduces its presence in Syria
Russia's military presence in Syria will be reduced, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the meeting with the Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the Foreign Minister Sergei …
Whether Ankara and Tehran to be able to contribute to Syrian settlement
Turkey's position in its new fom is just beginning to take shape, and Iran is afraid of new sanctions
Federation Council calls to join forces in fight against terrorism
At today's plenary session, the Federation Council adopted a statement in connection with the murder of the Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov in Turkey, which condemns the attack and calls on the international community to …
Andrei Baklanov: "We must strengthen anti-terrorist cooperation with Turkey"
Deputy chairman of the Association of Russian Diplomats on causes and effects of the first assassination of ambassador in the history of modern Russia
Obama's last strike: US allows to provide military support to foreign fighters in Syria
US President Barack Obama waived restrictions related to providing military assistance to foreign forces in Syria in a memorandum to the US Departments of State and Defense. "I hereby..determine that the …
Do Putin and Trump agree on Syria?
Russia launched offensive across Syria from the aircraft carrier 'Admiral Kuznetsov' and missile strikes from the frigate 'Admiral Grigorovich' just hours after the Russian President Vladimir …
Agreement on Russian air group deployment in Syria ratified
Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified an intergovernmental agreement on the deployment of the Russian Armed Forces' air group in Syria, the Kremlin press service said. "The Russian air force group will be …
