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Tillerson: US-Russia relations 'under stress'

Tillerson: US-Russia relations 'under stress'

Relations between the US and Russia are “under considerable stress” but Washington and Moscow are trying to work together to fight ISIS and create conditions for peace in Syria, said US Secretary of State Rex …

Iran drafts bill to confront US sanctions

Iran drafts bill to confront US sanctions

Iranian lawmakers have drafted a bill to react against a recent approval by the US House of Representatives on introducing fresh sanctions on the Islamic Republic, a senior diplomat said, Trend reported. Abbas Araqchi, an Iranian deputy …

Turkish, German FMs speak on phone

Turkish, German FMs speak on phone

The Turkish and German foreign ministers spoke on the phone on Saturday, according to diplomatic sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media, Anadolu Agency reports. The phone call between Mevlut …

 Jon Huntsman nominated as US ambassador to Russia

Jon Huntsman nominated as US ambassador to Russia

US President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate the former Utah governor Jon Huntsman to be US ambassador to Russia. "Governor Jon Huntsman has had a distinguished career as a …

Syria truce monitoring center to be formed in Amman

Syria truce monitoring center to be formed in Amman

Russia, the United States and Jordan have agreed to form a southwestern Syria ceasefire monitoring center in Amman, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "It has been agreed to use a monitoring center, which …

Kremlin on key topic of G20 summit

Kremlin on key topic of G20 summit

The leaders of the G20 states are discussing terrorism-related problems, as the current world situation requires this, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "A very important meeting has started now… only …

Ryabov names Russia's key task in Syria

Ryabov names Russia's key task in Syria

The liquidation of terrorism sources in Syria remained the key task, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, noting that Moscow urging the US to consider it.  He said that for Russia it is clear that …

Qatar is given 48 more hours to agree to demands

Qatar is given 48 more hours to agree to demands

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours. The initial deadline for Qatar to agree to the group's 13 demands, including the …

Lukashenko: Russia and Belarus solved all the issues

Lukashenko: Russia and Belarus solved all the issues

At a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, held yesterday in Moscow, all the issues on the agenda of the Belarusian-Russian relations were solved, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said. According to him, this …

Lavrov holds phone conversation with Tillerson

Lavrov holds phone conversation with Tillerson

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday, in the course of which the two ministers discussed "the pressing problems on the …

Will US be allowed to fight anywhere in world?

Will US be allowed to fight anywhere in world?

The United States intends to include the regional branches of Al-Qaeda and ISIS in the list of UN terrorist organizations, the Izvestia newspaper writes with reference to sources in Russian diplomatic circles. If this proposal is …