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Russian, Iranian presidents discuss Syria's Idlib

Putin andRouhaniagreed on the necessity of the full implementation of arrangements reached within the Astana format concerningprimarily the fight against terrorists wit

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Putin, Erdogan agree to mull meeting on Idlib in near future: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, agreed Friday to examine a possibility of meeting each other in the near future to

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Turkey, Russia reaffirm commitment to all agreements on Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their countries' commitment to previous agreements on Syria during a phone

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Putin discloses details of Russian cabinet reshuffle

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unveiled details of the January government reshuffle, the TASS news agency reported Thursday. Putin had discussed the resignation

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No Russian troops in Libya: Kremlin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has never ordered sending Russian soldiers to Libya, the Kremlin said on Monday. "There are no Russian troops in Libya," Kremlin spoke

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Venezuela holds military exercises

A soldier is seen over an armored personnel carrier along a highway during a military exercise in Caracas, Venezuela, February 15, 2020. /Reuters Photo Venezuela's military on Saturday held ex

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Russian gov't amends 2020-2022 budget to fund Putin's initiatives

MOSCOW, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The new Russian government approved Thursday amendments to the 2020-2022 federal budget aimed at funding measures outlined by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his addre

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Putin Says Russians Should Be Directly Involved in Adoption of Constitutional Amendments

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the adoption of amendments to the Russian constitution should involve the direct participation of people via an a

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Putin, Italian PM discuss Libya situation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte discussed the situation in Libya during a phone call on Wednesday, the Kremlin has said in a statement. Putin emphasized th

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C.A.R. mulls arms, weapons purchase from Russia to boost security

Russia and the Central African Republic have done weapons business in the past, including in 2018 and 2019. /Getty Images The Central African Republic (C.A.R.) is considering obtaining Russian

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Japanese PM vows Russia peace treaty talks at rally for disputed islands

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday pledged to advance bilateral peace treaty talks with Russia at an annual rally seeking for the return of four disputed isl

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Putin praises China's "decisive, vigorous" measures to fight novel coronavirus outbreak

"The Chinese authorities are taking decisive and vigorous measures in order to stop the epidemic," Putin said. MOSCOW, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China is taking "decisive and vigorous" measures to fight

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Russia-U.S. relations should be based on equality, non-interference in each other's affairs: Putin

Russia-U.S. relations should be based on the principles of equality, respect for sovereignty and non-interference in each other's affairs, Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Wednesday. "Peac

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Erdogan: Turkey to respond 'firmly' to any Syrian attack in Idlib

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (2nd R) and Turkish army's top commanders arrive to inspect troops at the border with Syria, in Hatay, Turkey, February 3, 2020. /AP Photo Turkey will res

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Putin encourages China to fight against novel coronavirus

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he believes that China will be able to emerge from the adverse situation caused by the novel coronavirus, and Russia wi

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China calls for Int'l cooperation to combat coronavirus

China on Monday called for international cooperation to combat the novel coronavirus and stressed the need to avoid overreaction, while senior UN officials expressed confidence in China's fight agai

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China calls for Int'l cooperation to combat coronavirus

China on Monday called for international cooperation to combat the novel coronavirus and stressed the need to avoid overreaction, while senior UN officials expressed confidence in China's fight agai