MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has condemned the US strikes on Iraq and Syria, and requested a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the issue. The US has “once again demonstrated its aggressive essence and disregard for international law,” said Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson. According to her, the attack led to the de...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Kremlin has said it does not welcome “any actions” that will destabilize the Middle East, as Washington vowed to “respond” to a drone attack near the Syrian-Jordanian border that killed three US soldiers. “We do not welcome any actions that lead to destabilization of the situation in the region, which lead […]...
MOSCOW (AA) – A Russian diplomat has said that strikes by the US and the UK on Yemen, launched in response to Houthi attacks on Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea, may cross out two years of settlement efforts in the war-torn Arab country. Speaking in an interview with Russian state news agency TASS, Russian […]
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has strongly condemned the airstrikes by the US and UK on Yemen’s Houthis. Russia’s concerns, voiced during discussion earlier this week of a US-sponsored UN Security Council resolution against Houthi attacks on ships, that the document will be “misinterpreted” and used to justify “illegal act...
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – AFP Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after a gap of nearly 32 years after the West African nation fell out with former colonial ruler France. The Burkinabe foreign ministry confirmed in a statement that “Russia formally reopened its embassy this Thursday in Ouagadougou.” Russ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has informed his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in a phone conversation about steps that Moscow is taking to help de-escalate the situation in Gaza and ensure uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid to the millions of displaced survivors. According to a Kremlin statement, Putin als...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavorv said on Thursday that Western countries, specifically the US, are trying to “drown” the topic of an independent Palestinian state in “dubious initiatives.” “We have the impression that our Western colleagues are not ready to try hard in the interests of cr...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that some “external forces” are attempting to fan a fire of regional discord between Middle Eastern states by exploiting the situation in Gaza. The purpose of such actions is to “weaken countries that pursue an independent foreign policy course,” Lavrov said ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that it is “unacceptable” for Israel to use the events of October 7 as a pretext for the collective punishment of the Palestinian people. Addressing the 21st Doha Forum in Qatar, he called for an international observation mission for the Gaza Strip. He suggested that [&helli...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will seek reelection in March 2024, a move that could win him an unprecedented fifth term in office. “I won’t hide how at different times I had different thoughts. But now is the time when you need to make a decision. I will run […]
