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Kremlin would welcome Kissinger as mediator between Russia and U.S.
Commenting on reports that former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger may act as a mediator between Moscow and Washington under US President Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the decision is not up to Russia, but the Kremlin would welcome such an arrangement, TASS reported.
"No doubt, Kissinger is still one of the wisest politicians [and] experts who possesses, among other things, the most profound expert knowledge both in the sphere of Russian affairs and in the sphere of …
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Former SBU chief has not ruled out an explosion aboard the Tu-154
The former Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine, Yevhen Marchuk suggested that there was an explosion aboard the Tu-154 that crashed near Sochi. Marchuk posted this conclusion on Facebook.
“If contact with crew was lost simultaneously with the disappearance of the aircraft from radar, it could mean that the entire crew was instantly and simultaneously killed. And this could mean that an explosion took place in or near the nose of the aircraft and the entire crew was suddenly killed or that …
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Iran uses Russia-supplied S-300 missile systems in the large-scale military exercises
S-300 surface-to-air missile, which were supplied by Russia, are being used in large-scale air defense exercises that began on Monday in the south of Iran.
The exercises will last for three days and will take place in the areas adjacent to the Persian and Oman Gulfs as well as the provinces of Khuzestan, Fars and Kerman.
According to Iranian media, Iranian Air Force, Navy and the Air Defense units of the Iranian Army will take part in these exercises.
Recently, Russia fulfilled a contract on …
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Tzipi Livni: Netanyahu’s pro-Kremlin politics harm Israel
Knesset deputy and former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Naetanyahu's policies towards Russia, saying they are harmful for the Israeli state.
"Why was it necessary to cancel the visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to Israel and how will this help our country? Netanyahu has a close relationship with Russia and he appealed to President Putin to veto an anti-Israel resolution but he received Putin’s refusal," the press release stated, which …
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FSB says they do not believe Tu-154 crash was act of terrorism
Russia’s Federal Security Service, the FSB, stated that they have no indications that the crash of the Defense Ministry’s Tu-154 aircraft that killed 92 was an act of terrorism, TASS reported.
"We have got no signs or facts indicating that an act of terrorism or sabotage was committed onboard," the FSB said.
The security service noted that they are pursing four main lines of inquiry, none of which suggests terrorism or sabotage.
"The four main versions are an engine being hit by a foreign …
