Some 300 to 400 Russians are fighting in the Syrian civil war as soldiers of fortune, a senior official in Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) told reporters on Friday.
The United States and Russia unveiled an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons by mid-2014, sparking a diplomatic drive Sunday to secure broad international backing for the deal.
GENEVA -- U.S. and Russia announce agreement to secure, destroy Syrian chemical weapons as soon as safely possible; Syria must submit accounting of arsenal within a week.
Tehran, YJC. Haqiqatpour says that the inauguration of the Bushehr power plant on September 24 will serve as Iran’s tool to evaluate Russia’s commitment.
US President Barack Obama left for Europe on Tuesday, seeking tacit support for a plan to strike Syria without a UN mandate and a looming confrontation with Vladimir Putin.
Russia on Wednesday warned the West that military strikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could destabilise the entire Middle East, as it again denied his government was behind a chemical weapons attack.
Tehran, YJC. -- The head of Russia’s state-run arms export monopoly said Tuesday that his agency had no plans to provide Iran with replacements for S-300 missile defense systems that Russia has refused to deliver.
Tehran, YJC. -- Russia said on Thursday a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to tighten sanctions against Iran would not help resolve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Tehran, YJC. -- The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill sees the recognition of same-sex unions by Western countries as a portent of doom. He called upon Russians to ensure that sin is never formalized by the rule of law.
Tehran, YJC. -- US leaker Edward Snowden, who has said he wants to apply for asylum in Russia, is studying his options and likely to make a decision shortly, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Tehran, YJC. -- Edward Snowden, the fugitive intelligence leaker wanted by the United States, has still not applied for temporary asylum in Russia despite vowing to do so last week, officials said Monday.
Tehran, YJC. -- Hopes have risen that Edward Snowden may finally be able to leave Moscow, after three Latin American countries offered the fugitive US intelligence leaker asylum.
Tehran, YJC. -- The United States is applying "ill-considered" pressure on Russia and China to expel fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden that will only serve to move Moscow and Beijing closer together, a top Russian lawmaker warned Wednesday.
TEHRAN, YJC. -- Iran is awaiting Russia’s response to Tehran’s proposal to drop its lawsuit against Moscow over its failure to honor a contract on the delivery of S-300 air defense systems.