Image by Пресс-служба Президента Российской Федерации Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu declared on Tuesday that the Russian armed forces would have a permanent presence in Syria at two facilities, the naval port at Tartus and the inland airbase at Khmeimim. Mr. Shoigu made the statements on a conference call with…
Russia To Cut Troops In Syria ‘Considerably’.
Image by Medija centar Beograd The head of the international affairs committee at the Russian parliament’s upper house (Federation Council) Konstantin Kosachev said Sunday that the West essentially broke the Middle East and should therefore pay to fix it. Kosachev blamed the ‘forced export of democracy’ which caused the Syrian…
Image by AlAboud83 A Russian general officer was killed in Syria during shelling by the Islamic State. SYRIA-ISRAEL TENSIONS AND ESCALATION: AIRSTRIKES AND BACKGROUND “Division general Valeri Assapov was killed when a shell exploded during shelling by IS fighters,” the ministry was quoted as saying by local media, reported VOA…
Image by Emreculha Russia has said it will treat US warplanes operating in parts of Syria where its air forces are present as “targets” amid a diplomatic row caused by the downing of a Syrian jet. It will also suspend a hotline between Russia and the US set up to…
Tonight U.S.Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson makes his first official visit to Moscow, but Russian President Vladimir Putin may not find time to see Washington’s top diplomat tête-à-tête. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitri Peskov was certainly not happy when asked if the president will meet Tillerson. “We have announced no meetings…
Israel And Russia Manage Relations Over Syria.
There have been reports now for weeks that the US and Russia are close to an agreement in Syria that would give the Kremlin what they have been dreaming of–joint operations with the United States in combatting the Islamic State in the Middle East. This type of deal would place…