Contents tagged with Syria
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Lavrov: the West’s accusations against Russia for the war in Ukraine are 'hostile'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has once again expressed his dissatisfaction with the fact that the West criticizes Moscow for military aggression against Ukraine and interference in the civil war in Syria.
“I’m no longer very inclined to comment on all these unfounded accusations which are put forward against us. First it was Ukraine, then Syria started to be mentioned in this context, and now some American figures and official entities in London have started saying that Russia can be …
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Russian deputies and Saudi king do not agree on the future of Assad
A delegation of the Federal Council of the Russian Federation, which was received in Riyadh by King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, held talks with him about the situation in Syria; the parties remained on opposite sides regarding the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Chamber Ilyas Umakhanov, who was a member of the Russian delegation, reported Interfax news agency.
According to Umakhanov, the King and the Russian delegation, …
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German Defense Ministry: The United States tried to ensure that Russian soldiers were not harmed during the missile strikes on Syria
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen commented on the U.S. missile strikes on the Syrian airfield. According to DW, the German minister, unlike many Western politicians who declared the deterioration of Russian-American relations after the strike, regards the incident as "an effective solution to the conflict situation."
"The Russian side was warned in advance about the attack. The air defense was not activated; therefore, they believed the American reports that the strike would be …
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Media: Russia-US memorandum to prevent air incidents in Syria is not in effect
The memorandum between Russia and the US to prevent air incidents in Syria is still suspended; the US is using other channels for its communications with Russia, a Russian military diplomatic source told Interfax on Saturday.
“The memorandum is suspended,” he said.
“By aviation measurements, the Syrian sky is very small. This is why America, through other already available channels, often asks us for authorization to enter this or that zone of Syrian airspace. We understand the importance of …
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Trump’s advisor: 'decisive discussions' with Russia on Syria are imperative
Herbert McMaster, national security adviser to the US president, believes the time has come for “tough discussions” with Moscow on the topic of its support of the Syrian government, and also Russia’s “subversive activity” in Europe. Moscow’s support of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has led to a civil war and a crisis which has spread not only to Iraq and other neighboring countries, but also to Europe, the security adviser said in a broadcast of ABC News on Sunday, April 16.
He added …
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Russia and Syria to make a joint movie entitled 'Palmyra'
Russia and Syria will collaborate on a movie, Palmyra, about native of Dagestan who travels to the Middle East to save his family. The production agreement will be signed in the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation between Proline Media and Shanghaf on Monday, April 17th as reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Culture.
As emphasized in the message, Palmyra will be the first picture jointly produced by the two countries.
The main character of the movie is a doctor …
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Syria to receive ten modernized Su-24M2 bombers from Russia
The Syrian military will soon receive ten modernized Su-24M2 frontline bombers from Russia, defence.ru reported. As part of a contract that was signed in 2009, the modernization of the bombers included installing a new weapons control system that equips the aircraft with modern, high-precision guided missiles.
Under the terms of the agreement, Russian specialists will also provide training for Syrian pilots and maintenance personnel.
Last week, the U.S. attacked Syria’s Shayrat Airbase in …
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Polish Foreign Minister: Russia may respond to US attack on Syria by escalating situation in the Donbas
The Kremlin may react to the American bombardment of Syrian troops with an escalation of tensions in eastern Ukraine, as stated by Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Witold Waszczykowski on channel TVP1.
“Now everyone is waiting for the reaction from Russia. Either it will react in Syria or, as some say, unfortunately, in Ukraine. There is a certain danger here, because Russia's policy is unpredictable and in some cases even unreasonable. No doubt, there will be some answer. The only question …
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Peskov speaks about the influence of Trump’s daughter on his decision to strike Syria
Press Secretary for the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, made comments about the influence of U.S. President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump on her father's decision to strike Syria. According to the representative of the Kremlin, Russian authorities in no way meddle in the domestic affairs of the heads of other states.
“Trump’s family relationship is not a matter for the Kremlin. The Kremlin is very careful in order not to interfere in domestic affairs of other countries and even more so in …
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Turkish Foreign Ministry claims Syria still has chemical weapons capacity
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Syrian government still possesses the capacity to produce and use chemical weapons.
"According to our data, the Syrian regime still possesses chemical weapons capacity. The regime of Bashar al-Assad should stop using chemical weapons, as well as traditional weapons against the opposition," Reuters quotes him as saying.
Earlier, Çavuşoğlu had a conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The parties came to the conclusion that it …
