TEHRAN, December 28 - The United Nations’ independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to try to get them to oppose human rights abuses in Myanmar.
TEHRAN, December 27 - The Ukrainian government and pro-Russia forces have started the largest prisoner swap since a conflict broke out in the country’s east in 2014.
TEHRAN, December 27 - Russia expects to sign a deal with India soon on the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems, Vice-Premier Dmitry Rogozin said on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, December 27 - Russia will supply Turkey with four divisions of S-400 surface-to-air missile divisions for $2.5 billion under a deal that has been almost finalized, Sergei Chemezov, head of Russian state conglomerate Rostec, told the Kommersant daily on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, December 27 - The Russian military top brass said militants, including those with the Takfiri Daesh terror group, are receiving training in US bases in Syria, adding the terrorists have been instructed to “destabilize” the Arab country.
TEHRAN, December 27 - Russian Interior Ministry reports of an unidentified gunman, who opened fire in the Menshevik confectionary factory building in southeast Moscow, claiming the life of at least one person, wounding three and taking several hostages.
TEHRAN, December 26 - The secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF) warns that tens of thousands of US nationals will lose their lives in case a full military action on the Korean Peninsula breaks out.
TEHRAN, December 26 - Iran and Russia signed an agreement which provide “unlimited funds” for development projects to be carried out by domestic and international contractors in the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, December 26 -Fresh indications have appeared that show Iran and Russia are moving closer to an ambitious plan to integrate their banking systems – a strategy both hope would make them immune to the financial sanctions of the United States in the future.
TEHRAN, December 25 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow is concerned by recent reports that the US is training former members of terrorist groups in Syria.
TEHRAN, December 25 - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was barred on Monday from running in next year's presidential election after officials ruled he was ineligible to take part due to a suspended prison sentence he says was trumped up.
TEHRAN, December 25 - A bus has driven into a pedestrian underpass in the center of Moscow, killing at least 5 and injuring 15 others, a source in the emergency services told Sputnik, with the death toll being later confirmed by police.
TEHRAN, December 25 - There is no new “Iron Curtain” between Russia and the US, the Russian Foreign Minister said, predicting that relations between the two world powers will improve, though time which could have been used to mend ties has been wasted.
TEHRAN, December 25 - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Monday for the United States and North Korea to start negotiations, the RIA news agency reported.
TEHRAN, December 23 - Russia's ruling party United Russia wants the "ultimate victory" of President Vladimir Putin at the presidential election in March, party head and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday.
TEHRAN, December 23 - The international community should move from imposing sanctions on North Korea toward negotiations with Pyongyang, as the restrictions would not solve the problem, Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, commenting on the recent UN Security Council resolution.
TEHRAN, December 23 - The U.S. decision to supply weapons to Ukraine is dangerous as it will encourage Kiev to use force in eastern Ukraine, Russian officials said on Saturday.
TEHRAN, December 23 -Boris Johnson and Sergey Lavrov were at their wittiest for the first trip by a UK foreign secretary to Moscow in five years, though a few passive-aggressive jabs were exchanged amid the pleasantries.
TEHRAN, December 22 - British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Moscow Friday, seeking to encourage cooperation on global security challenges despite strained relations between Russia and the West.